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Supervision Framework

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The supervisory function of CBN is structured into five departments

1. Banking Supervision Department
2. Consumer Protection Department
3. Financial Policy and Regulation
4. Other Financial Institutions Supervision Department
5. Payments System Management Department

Financial Policy and Regulation department develops and implements policies & regulations aimed at ensuring financial system stability. It also licenses & grants approvals for banks and other financial institutions.
Banking Supervision Department carries out the supervision of Deposit money banks and Discount houses while Other Financial Institutions Supervision Department supervises other financial institutions. The other financial institutions include Micro-finance Banks (MFBs), Finance Companies (FCs), Bureaux-de-change (BDCs), Primary Mortgage Institutions (PMIs) and Development Finance Institutions (DFI's). The supervisory process of both departments involves both on-site and off-site arrangements. Read more on the supervisory framework

Read The CBN Act
Read the CBN Act (Decree No 41 of 1991)
Read the Banks & Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA)
See Frequently Asked Questions on Supervision

Facts : 1/1/1900
Agric Credit Guarantee Scheme:The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme (ACGS) was established in 1977, under the management of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The scheme was designed to encourage banks to increase lending to the agricultural sector by providing guarantee against inherent risks.
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  21. Nigerian Export - Import Bank NEXIM
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Professional Bodies

  1. Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria

International Organisations

  1. Proposed African Finance Cooperation (AFC)
  2. United Nations Economic Commission For Africa (UNECA)
  3. The Association of African Central Banks (AACB)
  4. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
  5. African Development Bank (ADB) Group
  6. International Monetary Fund (I.M.F).
  7. Bank for International Settlement (B.I.S).
  8. Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO)
  9. The World Bank
  10. UNDP Nigeria
  11. Nigeria at the IMF
  12. West African Monetary Institute (WAMI)
  13. West African Monetary Agency (WAMA)
  14. West African Institute for Financial & Economic Management (WAIFEM)
  15. The New Economic Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
  16. Group of Seven & Eight (G7/G8)
  17. Developing Eight Countries (D-8)
  18. Group of 77 (G-77)
  19. Group of (G-15)

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  1. Africa Growth & Opportunity Act:
    (at the U.S. Trade Representative Office)
  2. Eximbank
  3. Overseas Private Investment Corporation
  4. Trade & Development Agency
  5. U.S. Commercial Service, U.S.A.
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