Nigeria’s banking sector has completed one of its biggest capital-raising exercises, with 33 banks collectively raising about ₦4.65 trillion. Now, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) wants the stronger balance sheets to translate into something businesses and households can actually feel: more productive lending. The CBN’s message is significant because it changes the focus from…
The CBN terrorism financing supervision 2026 push is putting Nigerian banks and other financial institutions under closer scrutiny as the Central Bank of Nigeria moves to strengthen controls against the use of the financial system to fund terrorism. In a September 8 statement, the CBN said terrorism financing supervision had become a current supervisory priority….
Nigeria’s high-interest-rate environment is creating an unusual winner among the country’s biggest businesses. Nigerian listed companies generated ₦179.5 billion in finance income in H1 2026, a 174% increase from ₦65.6 billion recorded a year earlier. The surge shows that for companies sitting on large amounts of cash, the CBN interest rates are becoming an important…
Nigeria’s formal remittance inflows reached a record $947 million in July 2026, bringing the country within just $53 million of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s $1 billion monthly target. At the same time, the naira to dollar exchange rate has remained relatively stable, with the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market closing around ₦1,337/$1 at the…
The naira is facing renewed pressure in the parallel market, with the dollar selling for around ₦1,420, even as the Central Bank of Nigeria insists that the foreign exchange market is becoming more stable. The latest parallel-market rate is notably higher than the official rate, which has been trading around ₦1,362–₦1,369 per dollar. Recent market…
Billionaire investor and First HoldCo Chairman Femi Otedola has significantly increased his stake in the financial services group after acquiring an additional 1.779 billion shares valued at approximately ₦222.2 billion. The transaction, disclosed in a regulatory filing submitted to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), was executed through Otedola’s investment vehicle, Calvados Global Services Limited. The latest…
