Godwin Emefiele

Anchor Borrowers’ Programme created 2.5 million jobs – Emefiele

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) has created 2.5 million jobs across the country. The Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this at the annual bankers’ dinner over the weekend. ABP, an agricultural programme, was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and is aimed to create a linkage […]

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FILE PHOTO: Central Bank of Nigeria's logo is seen on the headquarters building in Abuja, CBN

Over 1.5 million jobs created under CBN’s Anchor Borrowers

The Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending on Sunday said about 250,000 direct jobs and 1.25 million indirect jobs had been created under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The agency said this in a statement signed by its Head, Corporate Communications, Anne Ihugba, in reaction to claims that […]

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Farmers under the ABP gets CBN’s ₦43.92 billion

Nigeria’s Central Bank, CBN, yesterday disclosed it has given out over ₦43.92 billion to active farmers under the Anchor Borrowers Programme, ABP. The apex bank, in addition has facilitated the refund of over ₦50 billion, representing excess bank charges to bank depositors whose complaints were brought to the attention of apex bank’s Consumer protection department. […]

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Farmers gain from CBN’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme

Nigeria Central Bank on Wednesday disclosed that it had disbursed a total sum of N33.34bn to 146,557 farmers across 21 states under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. The apex bank said this in a statement issued in Abuja, adding that farmers who accessed the facility had started repaying the loans. It said out of the total […]

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