On the back of non-remittance infractions by banks, the lawmakers have initiated move to probe banks, and its regulatory arm, the Central Bank of Nigeria. As a result registered alleged failure in remittance of stamp duties collected, Stakeholders have asked the government to remove the burden the stamp duties places on banking transactions.

Access Bank Plc has released its first post-merger financial report for the first quarter of 2019 to the investing public. The group’s gross earnings and profit after tax (PAT) rose by 16.4% and 86%, respectively, to ₦160.12 billion and ₦41.15 billion in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the corresponding period in 2018.