Haruna Magaji, Author at Financial Watch

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Amidst Economic Crisis, GTBank Reports 44.8% Increase in Half Year Profit Versus HY 2015

August 17, 2016 Haruna Magaji

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc have reported a half year profit before tax of 91.39 billion naira versus 63.11 billion naira reported in half year of […]

NAICOM issues new capital requirements for the Insurance Industry

CBN, NAICOM disagree on bancassurance

August 17, 2016 Haruna Magaji

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have disagreed on terms and conditions for the operation of bancassurance for the […]

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UN Calls for Bitcoin Awareness in Africa

August 16, 2016 Haruna Magaji

The United Nations is seeking applications for volunteers to help spread Bitcoin adoption in Africa. Posted in an ad on OnlineVolunteering.org, the UN’s volunteer portal, […]

CBN to begin Implementation of USSD framework June 1

Shareholders, analysts praise CBN for banking sector stability

August 16, 2016 Haruna Magaji

Shareholders and public affairs analysts have praised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for taking measures to stabilise and safeguard the banking sector. President, Renaisssance […]

CBN says banks must give notice, reasons before sacking staff

August 15, 2016 Haruna Magaji

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said that if commercial banks continue to sack its staff up to a significant number, they would […]

Insurers, NIBSS to partner on reducing overhead costs

August 15, 2016 Haruna Magaji

The insurance industry is putting modalities in place to partner with the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) in the use of technology to reduce overhead […]

Zenith Bank is largest bank in Nigeria by customer deposits

Zenith Bank best competition, ranks high in asset quality, cost savings

August 15, 2016 Haruna Magaji

When in 2004, the CBN asked Nigerian banks to put in place a management succession plan, many banks did not take it seriously. Zenith Bank […]

Skye Bank Plc Appoints Babatunde Osibodu as General Counsel

August 15, 2016 Haruna Magaji

The Board of Directors of Sky Bank has approved the appointment of Mr. Babatunde Osibodu as General Counsel of the Bank with effect from August […]

Skye Bank Customers happy with ‘Select Account’

Skye Bank Official Assassinated On East-West Road In Bayelsa

August 15, 2016 Haruna Magaji

A Yenagoa-based senior banker, Adewale Adesanya, has been assassinated by armed men in Ahoada area of Rivers State. Mr Adesanya, 39, who was driving his […]

Branchless SunTrust pledges innovative banking, Opens for Business

August 15, 2016 Haruna Magaji

The latest entrant to commercial banking in Nigeria, SunTrust Bank Nig. Ltd yesterday vowed to provide cutting edge banking services to its customers around the […]