Updates

Nigerian Banking Sector Nears Full Compliance with New Capital Rules

March 9, 2026/CSL Update The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that 30 banks have already met the new minimum capital requirements under its ongoing banking sector recapitalisation programme, indicating strong early compliance ahead of the March deadline and marking an improvement from the previous update. Recall that at […]

Monthly Fixed Income Market Insight – February 2026

March 9, 2026/United Capital Report In February 2026, The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to reduce the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50bps to 26.50% at the first meeting of the year, citing consistent disinflationary trend and improving macroeconomic conditions. Meanwhile, the asymmetric corridor […]

US Federal Court Dismisses All Claims Against Binance in Anti – Terrorism Lawsuit

While the Court has allowed plaintiffs 60 days to file an amended complaint in light of a recent appellate decision, Binance is confident that no amended pleading will be able to cure the fundamental deficiencies the Court identified March 9, 2026/Binance Court rejects allegations that Binance assisted, participated in, or conspired […]