Author: InvestAdvocate

NAICOM, NFIU to combat money laundering

The Assistant Director, (Inspectorate), National Insurance Commission, Dr. Sam Onyeka, has said the Organisation  is partnering with the  Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to ensure full compliance with anti-money laundering laws in the insurance sector. He said this during a sensitisation programme on, ‘Anti-money laundering and combat of financing of terrorism […]

Nigeria’s Central Bank Plans N5.0 billion Capital Base for Mortgage Banks

By Richard ABANGWU InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Thursday said it will set a N5.0 billion minimum Capital requirement for Mortgage Banks. This is contained in CBN’s Circular affirming it has approved an exposure draft of the regulatory and supervisory framework for the operations of a mortgage […]

UPDATE 1-Nigeria’s Wema Bank to raise 35 bln naira by end-April

* Wema to become national lender again * Bank was one of nine that nearly collapsed during a crisis (Adds details, background) (Reuters) – Nigerian regional lender Wema Bank said on Thursday it will complete a 35 billion naira ($220 mln) private share placement to strategic investors by the end […]