Data breach: Zenith Bank says customers’ fund,account safe
The bank warned customers to ignore suspicious emails, text messages, and phone calls requesting sensitive banking information.
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Naira Exchange Rates Wednesday, August 5
Nigerian commercial banks publish their own foreign exchange rates which may differ slightly from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) official rate. These rates — covering the US Dollar (USD), British Pound (GBP), Euro (EUR), and South African Rand (ZAR) — are what you will pay or receive when buying or selling foreign currency through a branch or a Naira debit/credit card used abroad.
CPPE Calls for Reform of Nigeria’s DFIs, Cites Structural Weaknesses
The Central Bank of Nigeria should function primarily as a catalyst, refinancer and risk-sharing institution, while Development Finance Institutions and participating financial institutions handle credit appraisal, lending and loan recovery
Naira Exchange Rates Tuesday, August 4
BLACK MARKET RATES US DOLLAR (USD) Buy ₦1,410 Sell ₦1,420 GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) Buy ₦1, 890 Sell: ₦1,910 EURO (EUR) Buy ₦1,590 Sell ₦1,610 CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD) Buy ₦1,020 Sell ₦1,080 SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) Buy ₦75 Sell ₦90 UAE DIRHAM Buy ₦350 Sell ₦370 CHINESE YUAN Buy ₦190 Sell ₦205 GHANA CEDI (GHS)…
NPA introduces movement code for empty containers to ease traffic at Lagos ports
Truck drivers are required to obtain the code from designated holding bays before proceeding to the ports.
Naira Exchange Rates Thursday, July 30 : Black Market, CBN, Commercial Bank
BLACK MARKET RATES US DOLLAR (USD) Buy ₦1,407 Sell ₦1,415 GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) Buy ₦1,900 Sell: ₦1,925 EURO (EUR) Buy ₦1,590 Sell ₦1,610 CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD) Buy ₦1,020 Sell ₦1,080 SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) Buy ₦75 Sell ₦90 UAE DIRHAM Buy ₦350 Sell ₦370 CHINESE YUAN Buy ₦190 Sell ₦205 GHANA CEDI (GHS) Buy…
New ECOWAS Chair Visits Mali
The visit to Bamako, coming against the backdrop of deepening divisions between ECOWAS and the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, has sparked fresh optimism that dialogue may replace confrontation in efforts to restore regional unity after months of political estrangement.
US moves visa services from Abuja to Lagos ,effective August 1, 2026
The immigrant visa categories being realigned includes immediate relative, IR; family preference, FP; employment-based, EB; fiancée/fiancé, K visas; adoptions; diversity visas; and follow-to-join asylee and refugee, V92/V93, cases
20 Billion- Dollar Companies on NGX
20 companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) now have a combined market capitalisations above $1 billion. The rankings are based on the official exchange rate of N1,362.20/$1 and closing share prices on Monday, July 28, 2026. Telecoms, banking, cement, consumer goods, energy and hospitality firms all feature in the billion-dollar club. MTN Nigeria…
ITF Is Screening 200,000 Tailors To Access N3.6bn SUPA Programme
[File photo] A Nigerian tailor at work; image credit: Bella Naija Dr Afiz Ogun, Director-General of the ITF, says 200,000 Nigerian tailors are expected to benefit from the 2026 edition of the Industrial Training Fund’s (ITF) Skill Up Artisans (SUPA) Programme. Dr Ogun said that the N3.6 billion intervention funding, launched in 2024, aims to…