Nigeria cracks down on Binance, sues cryptocurrency exchange for $81.5 billion over tax evasion and economic lossesNigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has sued Binance for $81.5 billion, alleging tax evasion and significant economic losses. T...
20 Feb, 2025, 10.08 PM IST
In a ‘radical shift’, frontier markets go for policy changesCentral banks across key frontier economies including Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt have hiked policy rates significantly in recent months, whil...
18 Mar, 2024, 06.02 AM IST
Nigerian central bank lifts ban on crypto tradingThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in February 2021 barred banks and financial institutions from dealing in or facilitating transactions in ...
24 Dec, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
Nigerian central bank lifts ban on crypto tradingThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Feb. 2021 barred banks and financial institutions from dealing in or facilitating transactions in cryp...
23 Dec, 2023, 06.46 PM IST
Airtel Africa back in black, but Nigeria currency woes weigh"As reported in July 2023, our results for the first quarter were significantly impacted by the changes to the FX market in Nigeria, introd...
31 Oct, 2023, 12.26 AM IST
Uflex Q1 Results: Firm posts loss of Rs 416 croreThe company said it recorded an exceptional loss of Rs 382 crore due to change in the forex policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria in June 2...
15 Aug, 2023, 01.42 PM IST
Nigeria regulator says local Binance operations 'illegal'"Binance Nigeria Limited is hereby directed to immediately stop soliciting Nigerian investors in any form whatsoever," the Securities and E...
10 Jun, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
Chaotic cash shortage forces Nigerians to wait hours for $43Hundreds of people were stranded at a popular electronics market in the heart of Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, on Friday - victims of the ...
04 Feb, 2023, 11.46 PM IST
Nigeria to launch digital currency on Monday to enhance paymentsThe eNaira, which took several years to develop, will “make financial transactions easier and seamless for every strata of the society,” th...
24 Oct, 2021, 09.52 AM IST
Nigeria to partner with Bitt Inc to launch 'eNaira' digital currencyThe Central Bank announced plans to launch its own digital currency later this year after Nigeria barred banks and financial institutions f...
31 Aug, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
Banks to file lawsuit in Nigeria to take charge of Sandesara group’s oil assetsThe move comes more than a year after the Enforcement Directorate attached Sandesara group’s assets worth over Rs 9,700 crore in Nigeria, w...
04 Sep, 2020, 08.34 PM IST
Sandesara probe: UPA government officials, bankers under lensED to file chargesheet against fugitive family involved in Rs 5,000-cr bank fraud case.
13 Oct, 2018, 08.00 AM IST
Indian-origin entrepreneur to acquire Nigerian bank's subsidiary in UKThe new bank, which, upon change of control, is intended to be renamed British Commonwealth Trade Bank (BCTB) to address gaps for trade in ...
26 Apr, 2018, 08.04 PM IST
Bharti Airtel may go for consolidation as Etisalat Nigeria looks for buyersNigeria is Bharti’s largest Africa market where a potential consolidation opportunity is arising with Etisalat Nigeria looking for buyers a...
18 Jul, 2017, 10.50 AM IST
Should investors sell Bajaj Auto as Nigeria devalues currency?Two-wheeler major Bajaj Auto is witnessing some selling pressure on concerns that exports to Nigeria will be hit following devaluation of N...
26 Nov, 2014, 11.29 AM IST
Indian firm enters Nigeria's mobile money sectorEstel Technologies has entered into a partnership with a Nigerian company to introduce a platform meant to drive mobile money services.
19 Jun, 2013, 08.55 AM IST
- ICICI denies it's in talks with Nigeria's Spring Bank
ICICI Bank denied it is in investment talks with Nigeria-based Spring Bank. However, it did not say in the statement released today if it i...
15 Jun, 2011, 11.18 PM IST