Excess liquidity to persist in interbank due to inflow of ₦1trn TBs

The excess liquidity prevailing in the interbank money market will persist this week due to inflows of over ₦1 trillion expected from matured treasury bills and statutory allocation to the three tiers of government. The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting held on Friday ended with the three tiers of government sharing ₦821 billion as […]

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CBN hq

CBN injects $195 million into interbank market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in continuation of its drive to ensure liquidity and stability in the foreign exchange (forex) market, has injected another $195 million into various segments of the inter-bank forex market. A breakdown of the figures by the CBN yesterday, Monday, shows that $100 million was offered to authorized dealers in […]

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Naira

Naira on free fall at interbank market

The Naira on Monday fell freely at the official interbank market to exchange at N350 to a dollar from N328 it traded last Friday. At the Bureau De Change segment, the naira closed at N385 against the dollar, CBN rate, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N564 and N510 respectively. Trading at […]

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Naira

Naira at 312 against USD at interbank market

The naira closed at 312 against the dollar on Tuesday in a single interbank market trade of $100,000, Thomson Reuters data showed. The local currency was offered at 313 to the dollar and a total of $3.11m had been traded by 1230 GMT. The local currency closed at 312.50 against the dollar, the FMDQITC website […]

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