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CBN shuts 46 microfinance banks over regulatory breaches, as NDIC begins process of orderly closure of affected MFBs
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced revocation of the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks (MFBs) for failing to comply with key regulatory requirements. This is also as the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said it has commenced the…
ProvidusUnity Bank announces commencement of unified operations
Fresh from its recent merger deal, the ProvidusUnity Bank has announced official commencement of operations as a single banking institution. The new bank disclosed that it has completed all regulatory approvals, shareholder endorsements and judicial processes required to consummate the business…
FCCPC places 112 loan apps on watchlist over infraction, grants operational licenses to 48 others
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has granted full operational approvals to 48 digital loan companies that previously held conditional approval, bringing the total number of fully licensed digital money lenders in Nigeria to 505. This is also as the…
Economy
FG draws fresh $1.25bn World Bank loan to finance job creation programme
World Bank has granted approval to a fresh $1.25 billion loan request by the Federal Government under its Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration programme. The approval was confirmed in a statement made by the World Bank on Wednesday, along…
SMEDAN secures $12bn S/Korea commitment to establish skills acquisition facility
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has secured a $12 billion commitment from South Korea to establish a Skills Acquisition Centre in Abuja, as part of efforts to strengthen entrepreneurship and boost small businesses across Nigeria. This is…
Diezani: When spirited woman is caught in the web of power
Sopuruchi Onwuka The acquittal of former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke by a London jury after more than a decade of investigations and legal battles has reopened a larger conversation about one of the most consequential and controversial figures in the…
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Diezani: When spirited woman is caught in the web of power
Sopuruchi Onwuka The acquittal of former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke by a London jury after more than a decade of investigations and legal battles has reopened a larger conversation about one of the most consequential and controversial figures in the…
Tinubu signs NIMC Act 2026 into law, as NIN becomes Nigeria’s foundational identity credential
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2026, into law, as the new legislation repeals and replaces the old NIMC Act of 2007. According to the Presidency, Friday, the new law ushers in a comprehensive…
Nigeria evacuates second batch of 66 returnees, as foreign African nationals scramble to exit S/Africa ahead June 30 deadline
Second batch of Nigerian evacuees from South Africa has returned following recent anti-African immigrant tensions and xenophobic attacks in parts of the southern Africa country. This is also as thousands of mostly southern African nationals appeared stranded as they sought for…
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