The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, yesterday, threatened to sanction financial institutions in the country, following their non-compliance with certain anti-money laundering provisions. Speaking at a regional training for financial and regulatory institutions on the revised Financial Action Task Force recommendations, organised by the the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money […]
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Banks, Investors Splash N11tn on Treasury Bills
A total of N11.089 trillion was invested in treasury bills by financial institutions and investors in 2012, data compiled by THISDAY have shown. It showed that while a total of N4.393 trillion was invested in the short-term instrument through the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Open Market Operations (OMO), treasury […]
Money laundering: CBN issues fresh directives to banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued fresh directives to banks to comply with the amended anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism regulation, 2009 so as to align with money laundering Act, 2011 and terrorism Act, 2011. A circular by the CBN on Friday listed the sections of the AML […]
