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Innoson Insists: We’re Taking Over GTB Itself

Innoson Nigeria Limited has said the court judgment it obtained to enforce its garnishee order would be executed on Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and not the Nigerian Customs Service. Cornel Osigwe, the Head of Corporate Communications of Innoson Group, said on Sunday in reaction to an earlier statement by GTB that the writ of FiFa…

Court ‘Empowers’ Innoson Motors To Take Over GTB’s Properties

Innoson Nigeria Limited has obtained a writ of Fifa from the Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra State, against Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to effect the judgment given by the Federal High Court in Ibadan and upheld by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. This was made known in a press release issued by Cornel Osigwe,…

Why CBN Cut Lending Rate From 14 To 13.5 Per Cent

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cut down the benchmark lending rate from 14 per cent to 13.5 per cent to further promote economic growth. The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said this when he briefed newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday on the outcome of the 266th…

N21bn Money Laundering: EFCC Begins Trial Of Ex-Skye Bank Chairman

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to dock Tunde Ayeni, the former chairman of Skye Bank Plc, over alleged laundering of about N21 billion. He will face trial with a former Managing Director of Skye Bank, Timothy Ajani Oguntayo; Control Dredging Company and Royaltex Paramount Ventures Limited. The anti-graft agency on Friday…

N39.15trn Transactions Made On ATM In Q4 2018

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Automated Teller Machine (ATM) from selected banks across the country recorded transactions valued at N39.15 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2018. The bureau stated this in its “Selected Banking Sector Data for Fourth Quarter, 2018”, posted on its website on Wednesday. It said that the amount was…

Financial Experts Rue Losses To Postponed Polls

Financial experts on Saturday said the hasty postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would create uncertainty and affect inflow of foreign investments. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Lagos that the hasty postponement a few hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections…

47 Million Bank Accounts Now Dormant In Nigeria

More Nigerians are abandoning their banks’ accounts majorly due to economic hardship caused by sluggish economic growth, rising job losses and reduction in purchasing power occasioned by double digit inflation. Statistics from the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) showed that Nigerians abandoned 10 million bank accounts in 2018. NIBSS is owned by all Nigerian banks…

Renmoney Deploys Customer Software

Renmoney, one of Nigeria’s leading fintech companies, has deployed customer engagement software to set up an integrated support. Renmoney provides convenient loans, savings and fixed deposit products to Nigerians. Last year, Renmoney delivered over 95,000 loans to individuals and small businesses via its website, contact centre, agent network and branches. The interactions across multiple channels…

Access Group Closes In On Diamond Bank’s Acquisition

Barring any last minute change, the Access Bank Group is on the verge of acquiring Diamond Bank Plc, reports say Monday. A senior official of Access Bank, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media on the deal, told The Punch on Sunday that the banks were…

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Innoson Insists: We’re Taking Over GTB Itself

Innoson Nigeria Limited has said the court judgment it obtained to enforce its garnishee order would be executed on Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and not the Nigerian Customs Service. Cornel Osigwe, the Head of Corporate Communications of Innoson Group, said on Sunday in reaction to an earlier statement by GTB that the writ of FiFa…

Court ‘Empowers’ Innoson Motors To Take Over GTB’s Properties

Innoson Nigeria Limited has obtained a writ of Fifa from the Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra State, against Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to effect the judgment given by the Federal High Court in Ibadan and upheld by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. This was made known in a press release issued by Cornel Osigwe,…

Why CBN Cut Lending Rate From 14 To 13.5 Per Cent

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cut down the benchmark lending rate from 14 per cent to 13.5 per cent to further promote economic growth. The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said this when he briefed newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday on the outcome of the 266th…

N21bn Money Laundering: EFCC Begins Trial Of Ex-Skye Bank Chairman

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to dock Tunde Ayeni, the former chairman of Skye Bank Plc, over alleged laundering of about N21 billion. He will face trial with a former Managing Director of Skye Bank, Timothy Ajani Oguntayo; Control Dredging Company and Royaltex Paramount Ventures Limited. The anti-graft agency on Friday…

N39.15trn Transactions Made On ATM In Q4 2018

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Automated Teller Machine (ATM) from selected banks across the country recorded transactions valued at N39.15 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2018. The bureau stated this in its “Selected Banking Sector Data for Fourth Quarter, 2018”, posted on its website on Wednesday. It said that the amount was…

Financial Experts Rue Losses To Postponed Polls

Financial experts on Saturday said the hasty postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would create uncertainty and affect inflow of foreign investments. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Lagos that the hasty postponement a few hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections…

47 Million Bank Accounts Now Dormant In Nigeria

More Nigerians are abandoning their banks’ accounts majorly due to economic hardship caused by sluggish economic growth, rising job losses and reduction in purchasing power occasioned by double digit inflation. Statistics from the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) showed that Nigerians abandoned 10 million bank accounts in 2018. NIBSS is owned by all Nigerian banks…

Renmoney Deploys Customer Software

Renmoney, one of Nigeria’s leading fintech companies, has deployed customer engagement software to set up an integrated support. Renmoney provides convenient loans, savings and fixed deposit products to Nigerians. Last year, Renmoney delivered over 95,000 loans to individuals and small businesses via its website, contact centre, agent network and branches. The interactions across multiple channels…

Access Group Closes In On Diamond Bank’s Acquisition

Barring any last minute change, the Access Bank Group is on the verge of acquiring Diamond Bank Plc, reports say Monday. A senior official of Access Bank, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media on the deal, told The Punch on Sunday that the banks were…

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