Tag: terrorism

UK, France, Japan, Others Pledge $18.9 million to Fight Money Laundering, Terrorism

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The United Kingdom (UK), France, Japan and five (5) other international donor countries has pledged to support the fight against money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. This is coming on the heels of a session Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) technical […]

CBN orders banks to report B’Haram, Ansaru transactions

Following the recent proscription of the violent Islamic sects, Boko Haram and Ansaru, by the Federal Government, the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks to check the activities of the terrorist groups. The central bank in a letter to all banks on Wednesday, directed them to check their database […]