Frauds & Scandals

Excess charges top bank customers’ complaints —CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria said excess charges constituted 50 per cent of customers’ complaints treated by the bank as of May 2014. The CBN also said it had treated 4,142 fraud-related petitions against banks in the country. This, it said, resulted in the refund of N14.69bn ($1.1m) to aggrieved […]

Cecilia Ibru Accuses FG of Violating Plea Bargain Agreement

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 10 to hear the suit filed by the former Managing Director of the defunct Oceanic Bank International Plc. Mrs. Cecilia Ibru, seeking to compel the federal government to implement her plea bargain as specified in the agreement […]

BNP Paribas nears up to $9 billion settlement with U.S. authorities: source

French bank BNP Paribas SA BNPP.PA is likely to pay $8 billion to $9 billion as part of a potential settlement with U.S. authorities over violations of sanctions, according to a person familiar with the matter. U.S. authorities are probing whether BNP Paribas evaded U.S. sanctions relating primarily to Sudan […]