Tag: Central Bank of Nigeria

Heritage Bank Launches N500 Million Young Entrepreneurs, Students Grant

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – Nigeria’s Most Innovative Bank, Heritage Bank Limited said on Wednesday it has boosted its entrepreneurship support by the launch of N500 million Young Entrepreneurs and Students (YES) Grant in Lagos. The lender said that the initiative, which is in partnership with the Nigerian […]

CBN Communiqu e No. 106 of the MPC Meeting of Monday and Tuesday, March 2 1 and 22 , 2016

March 16, 2016/CBN The Monetary Policy Committee met on 21st and 22nd March 2016 amidst dithering global economic prospects and  continuing challenges in the domestic economy. In  attendance were 8 out of the 12 members. The Committee  appraised the international and domestic economic and  financial environments in the first two […]

CBN Raises MPR to 12%, Says Risk Tilts towards Exchange Rate

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 12 percent from 11 percent saying the balance of risk is tilted towards the exchange rate. Also, the MPC narrowed the asymmetric corridor […]