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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CBN partners Agric association to expand Anchor Borrowers’ Programme

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has formed strategic partnerships with agricultural commodity associations in the country in its effort to expand the implementation of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). Disclosing this in Abuja on Wednesday, the Acting Director in charge of Corporate Communications Department (CCD) at the bank, Isaac Okorafor, said the decision to […]

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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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