Regulatory Compliance Vault

Nigerian financial sector compliance directory — Acts, Regulations, Guidelines and Circulars from PenCom, CBN, NAICOM, SEC and NDPC.

CBN Guideline 25 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS)

Companion operating guidelines for the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System platform.

Applies To
Authorised dealer banks.
Effective
25 Nov 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 15 Nov 2024
Mystery Shopping and Spot Checks on Cash Requirement Activities of Deposit Money Banks

Establishes a mystery shopping and spot-check compliance monitoring mechanism for bank cash availability requirements.

Applies To
Deposit money banks.
Effective
15 Nov 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Framework 05 Nov 2024
Foreign Currency Disclosure, Deposit, Repatriation and Investment Scheme 2024

Establishes a scheme for disclosure, deposit, repatriation and investment of foreign currency, giving banks and customers a compliant channel to regularise offshore-held FX.

Applies To
Commercial, merchant and non-interest ba…
Effective
05 Nov 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 26 Aug 2024
Operationalization of the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) Asymmetric Corridor

Introduces an asymmetric interest-rate corridor around the Standing Deposit Facility as a liquidity management tool.

Applies To
Authorised dealer banks.
Effective
26 Aug 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 08 Aug 2024
Circular on Memorandum 20 - 22 of the Foreign Exchange Manual

Amends memoranda 20 through 22 of the Foreign Exchange Manual governing specified categories of forex transactions.

Applies To
Authorised dealers and forex market part…
Effective
08 Aug 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Guideline 19 Jul 2024
Guidelines on the Management of Dormant Accounts, Unclaimed Balances and Other Financial Assets in Banks and Other Financial Institutions

Sets out how banks and OFIs must classify, manage, report and safeguard dormant accounts and unclaimed balances, complementing the beneficiary-facing recovery guidelines (cb-06).

Applies To
All banks and other financial institutio…
Effective
19 Jul 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 03 Jul 2024
Penalties for Rejection of Over-Circulated/Mutilated Banknotes by Deposit Money Banks

Imposes penalties on banks that refuse to accept legal-tender banknotes in circulated or mutilated condition.

Applies To
Deposit money banks.
Effective
03 Jul 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 01 Jul 2024
The Rejection of Old/Lower Denomination of United States Dollar by Deposit Money Banks/Forex Dealers (2024 Reinforcement)

Reinforces the 2021 directive (cb-b5-08) against rejecting older or lower-denomination US dollar notes.

Applies To
Deposit money banks and licensed forex d…
Effective
01 Jul 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Guideline 28 Jun 2024
Revised Guidelines for the Deposit of Foreign Currency at Lagos and Abuja Branches by Deposit Money Banks

Updates the procedure for deposit money banks depositing foreign currency cash with CBN branches in Lagos and Abuja.

Applies To
Deposit money banks.
Effective
28 Jun 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 26 Jun 2024
Discontinuation of the Central Bank of Nigeria Price Verification System Portal

Discontinues the mandatory use of the CBN Price Verification System Portal for import valuation.

Applies To
Importers, authorised dealer banks.
Effective
26 Jun 2024
Compliance Deadline
CBN Circular 24 Jun 2024
New Measures to Enhance Local Currency Liquidity for Settlement of Diaspora Remittances

Introduces measures to improve naira liquidity available for settling diaspora remittance payouts.

Applies To
IMTOs and banks handling diaspora remitt…
Effective
24 Jun 2024
Compliance Deadline
SEC Framework 21 Jun 2024
Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP) for VASPs

Onboarding pathway granting approval-in-principle to virtual asset service providers ahead of full registration, with enhanced due diligence. First DAX licences issued under this f…

Applies To
VASPs and digital asset exchanges seekin…
Effective
21 Jun 2024
Compliance Deadline

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