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(MIS)USING BANK SHARE CAPITAL AS A REGULATORY TOOL TO FORCE BANK CONSOLIDATIONS IN NIGERIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2006

TUNDE I. OGOWEWO  and
CHIBUIKE UCHE
TUNDE I. OGOWEWO
Affiliation:
King's College London
CHIBUIKE UCHE
Affiliation:
Department of Banking and Finance, University of Nigeria, Enugu
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Abstract

This paper is a critique of the policy-making process and the particular policy choice made by the Central Bank of Nigeria with respect to the recent increase in the minimum share capital requirement for Nigerian banks. The article questions the apparent prioritization by the Central Bank of banking supervision – important though it is – over macro-economic stability. It also draws attention to serious public law issues (breach of monetary law and abuse of power) and the private law implications (conflicts of interests, scheme of arrangement defects, and negligent valuations) of this policy-making episode and policy choice.

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Journal of African Law , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , October 2006 , pp. 161 - 186
Copyright
2006 School of Oriental and African Studies

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