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CBN: 60 newly recruits staff laments three years of waiting without engagement
The concerned staff appealed to the CBN Governor, President Bola Tinubu, and other stakeholders to look into their plights, as economic hardship has taken a toll on them after about three years of leaving their jobs.
• CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso
A group of newly recruited staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have cried out over delayed posting and onboarding into various positions since August 28, 2023.
The Guardian reported that according to the employees, the Apex Bank issued the offer, which was followed by an acceptance copy and instructions to resign from their previous places of work, where applicable, as part of documentation.
“We all tendered resignation letters to our former employers at that time to enable us to proceed with the CBN process,” one of the affected employees, Emmanuel Linus Dabo, who spoke on behalf of others,, told newsmen on Monday.
According to him, the application process started in April 2023, where their resumé were submitted to the Headquarters of CBN, and after some time, they received emails from the Human Resources Department for interview and aptitude tests.
“We did a medical examination at the bank’s medical clinic, where a code was given to individual applicants before we could access the hospital.
After the interview and medical and aptitude tests, the successful applicants were contacted by the HR manager to come to CBN Headquarters in Abuja to pick up their offer letter. We filled the acceptance letter without delay,” he said.
He further stated that there was a series of e-mails from the Human Resources office requesting that they forward their credentials for the online documentation, including their acknowledged resignation letters from their previous employers…
The concerned staff appealed to the CBN Governor, President Bola Tinubu, and other stakeholders to look into their plights, as economic hardship has taken a toll on them after about three years of leaving their jobs.
Business
Nigeria’s GDP grew 4.43% in Q2 2026, says NBS
The bureau announced this in its latest GDP report for Q2 2026 , emphasising that the latest growth rate is higher than the 4.23 percent recorded in Q2 2025. That represents a 0.2 percentage-point increase year-on-year.
• President Bola Tinubu
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43 percent in real terms in the second quarter of 2026.
The bureau announced this in its latest GDP report for Q2 2026 , emphasising that the latest growth rate is higher than the 4.23 percent recorded in Q2 2025. That represents a 0.2 percentage-point increase year-on-year.
The NBS GDP report tracks the performance of Nigeria’s economy across sectors. It is a key indicator for policymakers, businesses, and investors monitoring the country’s economic direction.
Business
Emzor Pharma raises N26.7bn bond to boost local drug manufacturing
The bond, issued through Emzor’s special purpose vehicle, Emzor Pharma Funding SPV Plc, carries a 19 percent coupon over a five-year tenor.
Image: Drugs manufacturing
Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries has raised a $19.8 million (N26.7 billion) Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond on the FMDQ Group Exchange.
The company is aiming to strengthen local pharmaceutical manufacturing and complete West Africa’s first full-scale anti-malarial Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing facility.
The bond, issued through Emzor’s special purpose vehicle, Emzor Pharma Funding SPV Plc, carries a 19 percent coupon over a five-year tenor.
It forms part of the company’s broader N40 billion ($29.6 million) bond issuance programme and represents Emzor’s second domestic bond, following strong investor demand that resulted in the issue being oversubscribed.
The funds are expected to support working capital, expand manufacturing capacity and accelerate the completion of the API facility.
Business
Naira Exchange Rates Today, Monday August 31
Today, the Naira Black Market exchange rate for 1 Euro (EUR) is 1590 Naira.
BLACK MARKET
US Dollar: 1 US Dollar is 1390 Naira
Great British Pound: 1 Great British Pound (GBP) is 1895 Naira
EURO:1 Euro (EUR) is 1590 Naira.
Canadian Dollar: 1 Canadian Dollar (CAD) is 1020 Naira.
Chinese Yuan: 1 Chinese Yuan is 190 Naira.
Ghana Cedi: 1 Ghanaian Cedi is 95 Naira.
South African Rand (ZAR): 1 South African Currency, Rand (ZAR) is 75 Naira.
UAE Dirham (AED): 1 UAE Dirham is 350 Naira.
West African CFA franc: 1 CFA Franc (XOF) is 2300 Naira.
Central African CFA franc (XAF) : 1 CFA Franc (XAF) is 2150 Naira.
Australian Dollar (AUD) : 1 Australian Dollar (AUD) is 800 Naira.
CBN EXCHANGE RATES
DOLLAR (USD) ₦1337.29
POUND (GBP) ₦1816.04
EURO (EUR) ₦1556.87
SWISS FRANC (CHF) ₦1662.05
JAPANESE YEN (JPN) ₦8.38
CFA FRANC (XOF) ₦2.38
WEST AFRICAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT (WAUA) ₦1834.42
CHINESE YUAN (CNY) ₦198.97
SAUDI RIYAL (SAR) ₦356.17
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) ₦83.43
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