Tag: Central Bank of Nigeria

CBN issues guidelines for bank’s clearing houses

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued new revised rules for the guidance of all Nigeria Banks Clearing Houses. The bank in a circular on Friday said the objective of the NBCH was to facilitate the implementation of an effective and efficient payment system in the Nigerian banking industry. It […]

Nigerian interbank rate rises on NNPC cash withdrawal

Reuters ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Sat, Jul 21, 2012 Nigeria’s interbank lending rates climbed to an average of 15 percent this week, compared with 14.33 percent last week, after large cash withdrawals by state-owned oil firm NNPC, flows to bonds and foreign exchange purchases drained liquidity. Market liquidity closed negative this week after NNPC recalled […]

Cash-less: Banks flag off road show in Lagos

Press Release Banks, at the weekend flagged off a pilot road show to enlighten and encourage traders and the public at large to embrace the cash-less banking initiatives, recently introduced by the Bankers’ Committee. The theme of the show was “Go cash-less, use Point of Sales (PoS), Automated Teller Machines […]