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CBN Imposes N5.8bn Fine On 4 Banks

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CBN Imposes N5.8bn Fine On 4 Banks

CBN Imposes N5.8bn Fine On 4 Banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said it had imposed a total fine of N5.87bn on four banks for flagrant violation of extant laws and regulation.

The apex bank announced the sanction in a statement issued in Abuja.

The banks that were sanctioned are Standard Chartered – N2.4 bn, Stanbic IBTC – N1.8 bn, Citibank – N1.2bn and Diamond Bank ​- N0.25bn.

The apex bank also and asked these banks to refund the sum of $8,134,312,397.63 for what it described as “flagrant violation of extant laws and regulations of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, including the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Foreign Exchange Manual, 2006.”

Details later…

Source: Punch

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