The Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ) has
reinstated the nine banks that were recently suspended from the foreign
exchange market. They were suspended last week for failing to remit about$ 2.3
billion funds of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the
Treasury Single Account (TSA) of the federal government.
The CBN Director of
Banking Supervision, Mrs. Tokunbo Martins, who announced the reinstatement in
Abuja , Wednesday, explained that the apex bank took the decision after the
banks presented repayments plans.
The banks are are: First
Bank of Nigeria (FBN)- $469m; United Bank for Africa (UBA) -$530m; Diamond Bank Plc-$287m; Sterling Bank Plc-$269m; Sky Bank
Plc -$221m; Fidelity Bank -$209m; Keystone Bank- $139; First City Monument Bank
(FCMB) -$125m; and Heritage Bank-$85m.