NGN/USD 1,540.20 ↓ 0.4% BRENT CRUDE $82.14 ↑ 1.2% NGX INDEX 99,240.50 ↑ 0.1% INFLATION 33.95% ↑ 1.8% MPR 26.25% stable
NGN/USD 1,540.20 ↓ 0.4% BRENT CRUDE $82.14 ↑ 1.2% NGX INDEX 99,240.50 ↑ 0.1% INFLATION 33.95% ↑ 1.8% MPR 26.25% stable

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Court orders 71 banks to freeze accounts linked to N1.3bn Access Bank fraud

THE Federal High Court in Lagos has directed 71 banks and other financial institutions to impose debit restrictions on accounts allegedly used to receive N1.34 billion fraudulently transferred from customers of Access Bank Plc. Justice Akintayo Aluko issued the order on Friday following an ex parte application filed by Access Bank through its counsel, Ifeoma […]

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Fidelity Bank grants loans to staff at 3.5% but lends to manufacturers at 36%

FIDELITY Bank, one of Nigeria’s tier-11 banks, is granting loans to its staff at 3.5 percent interest rate while lending credit facilities to manufacturers at 36 percent. According to the Fidelity Bank’s 2024 full-year financial statement, its staff owed the bank N14.698 in loans and advances as of December 2024 and they got them at […]