Perhaps‚ no where are frauds more serious and more pronounced than in the banking sector of the economy. They are one of the biggest single causes of bank failure and distress in the Nigerian banking system. This study therefore sets out to find the common types of bank fraud that are frequently carried out in the banking system‚ the underlying causes‚ level of staff involvement‚ consequences and possible means of ameliorating the problem. A sample of 100 respondents taken in Benin City‚ capital
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Bank fraud is a crime that has been around as long as banks themselves. Anytime there is a large amount of money floating around‚ there are going to be people trying to figure out ways to get to it. In the United States‚ and most other developed countries‚ bank fraud is a serious problem that causes billions of dollars in damages every year‚ and is considered a federal offense. In China bank fraud is even punishable by death. Bank fraud is defined as attempting to wrongfully take money or property
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becoming more common is counterfeit money scams and committing fraud towards a financial institution. One of the most recent cases of counterfeiting is the the ring of five men that circulated six million dollars worth in the money market. I come across this crime on regular basis at work. I work as a deposit loss prevention analyst at a bank here in Norman. My coworker wonder why people deposit counterfeit checks into the bank and commit fraud on our clients accounts. I say people commit this crime becuase
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securing the financial system of any economy. The Central Bank of Nigeria‚ led by its Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi‚ has put forward a policy requiring that all cash withdrawals and deposits be set at a daily limit of a maximum of N150‚ 000 while pegging that of corporate entities at N l‚ 000‚000‚ with penalty fees of N100 per extra Nl‚ 000 and N200 per Nl‚ 000 imposed on individual and corporate defaulters respectively. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s reasoning behind this policy could be because
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BANK OF INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION. The Bank of Industry was created by the Federal Executive Council in January 2002 with the sole purpose of promoting and encouraging small and medium scale industries in Nigeria by providing long term financing to the industrial sector of the Nigerian economy. It was formed by the amalgamation of three already existing development financial institutions comprising: The Nigerian Bank of Commerce and Industry (NBCI)‚ The Nigerian Industrial Development Bank (NIDB) and
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Study CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 1. Introduction 2. Types of Bank Frauds 3. Causes of Fraud 4. Effects of Fraud on Banks 5. Internal Audit function 6. Fraud and Internal Audit 7. Fraud Prevention 1. General Measures 2. Specific Preventive Measures 8. Elements of Fraud Auditing 9. Measures of Controlling Fraud in Banks 10. Statement of Internal Audit Standard No. 3 2.10.1 Deterrence of Fraud CHAPTER THREE: Research Methodology 1. Area of Study 2. Research
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION According to Phillips (2007) “Corporate governance is an encompassing policy‚ processes and people‚ which serves the needs of shareholders and other stake holders by directing and controlling management activities with good business savvy‚ objectivity and integrity”. The author stated that sound corporate governance is dependent on external market place commitment and legislation plus a healthy board culture that safeguards policies and processes. Magdi and Nadereh (2002)
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Microfinance Banking in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects • [pic]Abstract • [pic]Reference • [pic]Full-Text PDF • [pic]Full-Text HTML Acha Ikechukwu A. Department of Banking and Finance‚ University of Uyo‚ AkwaIbom State‚ Nigeria Correspondence to: Acha Ikechukwu A. ‚ Department of Banking and Finance‚ University of Uyo‚ AkwaIbom State‚ Nigeria. |Email: |[pic] | Copyright © 2012 Scientific & Academic Publishing. All Rights Reserved
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CREDIT MANGEMENT IN NIGERIA BANKS: AJUGWE CHUKWU ALPHONSUS INTRODUCTIONS Credit Management is one the most difficult task facing bankers all of over the world and the case is more pronounced in the Nigeria situation because going through the history of banking in Nigeria‚ one can observed that the major source of bank failures was ineffective credit management that led to accumulation of bad debts. Credit administration is the bane of Nigeria banks and a major source of worry to Regulatory Authorities
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The Effect Of Bank Consolidation On The Performance Of Banks In Nigeria Edit Article ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of FormCHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The recapitalization and consolidation exercise in the banking industry by the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor‚ Professor Charles Soludo has necessitated the need for different organization to engage in corporate Consolidation (mergers and acquisition). The concept of recapitalization
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