Nigeria central bank injects $293 mln into currency market

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ABUJA, May 18 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank said on Friday it had injected $293 million into the interbank foreign exchange market, extending efforts to boost liquidity and alleviate dollar shortages.

The bank said in a statement it had sold the funds to agricultural firms, airlines, petroleum imports and to companies importing raw materials and machineries. (Reporting by Camillus Eboh Editing by Catherine Evans)

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