‘Direct banks, oil firms to sell forex to BDCs’

ASSOCIATION of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria on Monday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to as a matter of urgency come up with modalities that would regulate how funds would be sourced from the autonomous window of the foreign exchange market. The Chairman of the association, Mr. Aminu Gwadabe, said in an interview […]

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Naira lack stability, Says Bismarck Rewane

The Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, has described the naira as being misaligned, saying Ghana and South Africa had already moved closer to equilibrium. Rewane, who was quoted by Bloomberg as stating this, said, “The concerns are that the currency is under pressure, that the currency is misaligned. “Ghana and […]

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Naira devaluation not certain as policy committee meets

Although experts have clamoured for the devaluation of the Nigeria Naira in the light of the nation’s depleting foreign exchange reserves, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee may not do so during its first bi-monthly meeting for this year, it has been learnt. Sources close to the CBN and members of the committee […]

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CCTV Contract: Ambode, Emefiele, others to appear before House of Rep

NATIONAL Security Adviser (NSA) Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, the Governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Musa Bello as well as the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele are to appear before a House of Representatives panel over a contract […]

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Nigerian manufacturers back CBN’s FOREX restrictions

A group of manufacturers in Ogun State have declared their support for the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN)’s restrictions on foreign exchange dealings. The manufacturers stated this on Thursday at a press conference held at the Obasanjo Farm in Ota town of Ogun State. The deputy managing director of Tempo Paper Pulp and Packaging Limited, […]

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US policy, importation responsible for Naira fall – Emefiele

MR. Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, explained to the Senate on Tuesday that some harsh monetary decisions taken by the United States and Nigeria’s over dependence on foreign goods were responsible for the continuous fall in the value of the Nigeria Naira against major foreign currencies. The Chairman of the […]

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CBN unveils N300bn fund for non-oil exporters

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday unveiled a N300bn special intervention fund to boost non-oil exports in the country. The announcement was contained in a communique issued at the end of a non-oil export conference conveyed by the CBN and the Nigerian Export-Import Bank. The central bank stated in the communique that the intervention […]

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PDP wants Buhari impeached, CBN gov sacked

THE Peoples Democratic Party has called on the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari for what it described as various constitutional breaches, especially the submission of two versions of the 2016 budget proposal. Punch reporter The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party made the call on Thursday in a statement by its […]

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Naira declines to 302/dollar, stocks near 3½-year low

NIGERIA Naira has depreciated further against the United States Dollar on Wednesday, falling to 302 at the parallel market, down from 300 on Tuesday. The currency had sunk to a record low of 300 per dollar at the parallel market on Tuesday, a day after the Central Bank of Nigeria stopped dollar sales to Bureau […]

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Nigeria foreign reserves drop by $288m in 11 days

THE nation’s foreign reserves fell by $288m in eleven days, as revealed yesterday by the latest data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The reserves stood at $28.782bn on Monday, January 11, 2016, down from $28.895bn on January 8 and $28.931bn on January 7, according to the CBN data. On December 31, 2015, the […]

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Naira crashes down to 300 against Dollar

MONDAY’S stoppage of foreign exchange sales to Bureau De Change operators by the Central Bank of Nigeria failed to lift the Nigeria Naira on Tuesday as the currency exchanged for 300 against the United States dollar in Kano, 290 in Lagos and 292 in Abuja. Financial experts said the naira would decline further, while private […]

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CBN orders Banks to begin forex deposits collection

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has ordered money deposit banks in the country to begin the collection of cash deposits of foreign exchange from customers, following the the cancellation of the policy that hitherto bar them from such. This followed the announcement of the stoppage of the policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

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