Tag: House of Representative

House Probes Access Bank on Alleged Tax Evasion

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance Thursday said it had commenced preliminary investigations into the accounts of Access Bank Plc following allegations of  tax evasion. Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin (PDP/Kano) who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen said the investigation was part of the […]

Reps want independent body to supervise banks

Indications have emerged that the House of Representatives may strip the Central Bank of Nigeria of its supervisory role. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, Mr. Jones Onyereri, said the move to strip the CBN of its supervisory role would be an integral focus of the […]

Opposition as Reps move to abridge CBN autonomy

Stakeholders in the financial sector,  including a former Minister of Finance, Mr. Adamu Ciroma, and an ex-Central Bank of Nigeria  Governor,  Chief Joseph Sanusi, on Monday, opposed the bid by the House of Representatives to tamper with the CBN autonomy. They cautioned the House against altering the  globally accepted  trend, […]