Banking and Payment System
The Department has the following mandates:
Development and oversight of the national payment system policy
Deployment of the CBN payment system
Execution of domestic and foreign currency settlements and payments on behalf of the Bank and her clients (government and financial institutions)
Branch Operations The Department has the following mandates:
Management of branch operations nation-wide
Customer relationship management
Currency Operations The Department has the following mandates:
Development of Nigeria’s currency policy and implementation of local and foreign currency processes
Information Technology The Department has the following mandate:
Formulation of policies, management of infrastructure and provision of services to ensure an effective and secure information and communication technology (ICT) environment in the Bank
Reserve Management
The Department has the following mandate:
Management of the Nation's foreign reserves and CBN's foreign investments
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that the CBN does not have any other departments outside the
country or at any other location besides those listed on this website, If you have
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Facts : 1/16/2006
The Cowry:The Cowry has, for centuries, served our people as an important form of currency.
In 1860 the following system was in use: 40 Cowries formed a "String"; 50 Strings made a "head" and 10 heads comprised a "bag".
In Lagos in 1865 one bag of 20,000 shells was exchanged for one or two English Pounds.