Banking

CBN: Nigeria posted $6.83bn balance of payments surplus in 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of $6.83 billion for the 2024…

1 year ago

Diamond Bank Founder, Pascal Dozie, dies at 85

The founder of the defunct Diamond Bank, Pascal Gabriel Dozie, has died at the age of 85. Family sources confirmed…

1 year ago

AfDB seeks stronger partnership with UBA, lauds bank for facilitating Africa’s devt

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, stated that building bridges between international capitals and African…

1 year ago

CBN sells $197.71m to banks to boost forex liquidity

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has supplied $197.71 million to the foreign exchange market through sales to authourised dealers.…

1 year ago

FCMB records N111.9bn profit, revenue hits N794bn in 2024

First City Monument Bank, FCMB, has recorded a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N111.9 billion for the financial year ending…

1 year ago

Sterling Bank removes transfer fees on online transactions

Sterling Bank has removed transfer fees on all local online transactions, becoming the first major Nigerian bank to do so.…

1 year ago

CBN: Net forex reserves hit $23.11bn in 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that its Net Foreign Exchange Reserve (NFER) stood at $23.11 billion as…

1 year ago

6 banks post N3trn profit amid complaints, challenging environment

Six Nigerian banks have posted N3.41 trillion as Profit After Tax (PAT) in 2024 against the N2.1 trillion recorded in…

1 year ago

Fidelity Bank records N385.2bn profit, investors to get N2.10 dividend

Fidelity Bank Plc has reported a pre-tax profit of N385.2 billion for 2024, representing a 210 per cent growth compared…

1 year ago

IMF appoints Tony Elumelu to Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship, Growth

Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chair, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, has been appointed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to…

1 year ago

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