Investigation Reveals Where Bank Loans Went Bad

A Fortune&Class in-house panel of experts has, after a review of the bad loans accrued to the five banks currently under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s direct supervision, submitted that the Federal Government holds largest liability in repayment to the banks. The committee of experts nonetheless observed that the figures made public by the CBN [...]

IBRU FAMILY RECRUITS SENATE LEADERSHIP, PRESIDENT’S WIFE TO SAVE CECILIA

The Ibru family reportedly threw all its influence and moneyed privileges into the battle to mitigate the public embarrassment of Mrs. Cecilia Ibru, sacked Managing Director of Oceanic Bank and wife of the patriarch of the Ibru’s clan, Olorogun Michael Ibru.
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Threat to suspend bank MDs …Soludo goofs again

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ICPC questions Tunde Lemo, CBN deputy governor

“The messy attrition that played out during the tenure of Mr. Adebisi Omoyeni as Group Chief Executive of Wema Bank Plc still echoes on months after Omoyeni had been formally removed from office. In a counter move to what turned a near violent effort to sack him from office, Omoyeni who was recalled from [...]

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Investors should not pay Interest on Stock Broker’s Margin Account-Forensic Accountant

Not a few investors have come under the hammer of their stockbrokers after they were availed the opportunity of the now burdensome margin account facilities with all the overlays of a banking credit transaction. Now, a forensic accountant, Ori Adeyemo of Forensic Consulting, has taken issue against what he describes as the illegality of [...]

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STANBIC-IBTC YEAR END ACCOUNT UNDER INVESTIGATION

The year end financial result of Stanbic-IBTC Bank is reported to have come under the serious scrutiny of officials of the National Accounting Standard Board. Sources at the Alausa, Ikeja office of the body responsible for setting the accounting reporting template of the nation’s corporate and other economic active sectors, said a number of…
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ANOTHER FIT OF RANTING AT OFFICIAL INANITIES OF 2008

In an import dependent country where even toothpicks are imported into the economy, is it not logical that all the malignancies that diseased the exporting economies from which we import our goods and services are certainly imported into the country. The naira had since crashed against the benchmark dollar in the foreign exchange market; crude oil price is yet to settle at its economic natural point on the downward drive in the face of present realities and the nation profiles an infrastructure deficit that threatens to kill off any wealth sustaining or creating initiative. Yet the experts in Abuja talk flippantly of a national economic that can withstand the onslaught of the consequences of the global financial meltdown. Noting can be more rubbish.

GTBANK DEMANDS PAYMENT OF N334M NON-EXISTENT LOAN FROM CUSTOMER

The duo, Jumoke Adekola and Sarah Ugamah, both of the legal department of the GTBank, further threatened: “Please, note that if you do not pay up the amount outstanding at the expiration of this period, we will be compelled under banking regulations to report the state of your account to the Credit Risk Management System Bureau of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

BANK MDs TROOP TO FIRST BANK FOR BAIL-OUT…FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REJECT SHARES AND PROPERTY AS COLLATERAL

First Bank of Nigeria might have become the unofficial lender of last resort for many banks currently experiencing liquidity problems. A bank is said to experience liquidity crisis when it can not support its short term obligation to its customers by itself. Thus to continue to serve the needs of its customers, the bank may [...]

OCEANIC BANK, BANK PHB AND STERLING BANK GET CBN LIFELINE

Nigeria’s version of the global credit crunch might have crystalised into a reality that may not be easily wished away. Reports from sources inside the Central Bank of Nigeria asserted that three banks in Nigeria have been given lifelines to shore up their liquidity standing. These banks according to the source are; Oceanic Bank [...]