United States rate hike may put Nigeria, others under pressure
The U.S. Federal Reserves decision to hike rates from 1.0 percent to 1.25 percent as announced by its chair, Janet Yellen, on
Inflationary trend not positive yet as food prices rise 19% in May
The rise of the cost of food continued unabated in May even as inflation dropped for the fourth consecutive month to 16.25 percent.
Falling oil prices may hurt external reserves, CBN naira defence policy
The consistent fall in global oil prices in the past few weeks may hurt the nation’s external reserves and inhibit the Central Bank of
Naira appreciates 0.27% at parallel market, slumps 0.02% at interbank as CBN injects $418m Tuesday
The naira Tuesday had mixed fortunes at the foreign exchange market, appreciating by 0.27 percent at the parallel and recording marked
Nigeria interbank offer rate peaks at 126.7% as liquidity crunch hits banks
Liquidity pressures are mounting in Nigerian banks as the Nigeria Interbank Offered Rate (NIBOR) for overnight loans, the benchmark
CBN injects $413.5m to defend the Naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) injected $413.5million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange market Monday. “The CBN offered the sum
CBN to auction N1.24trn treasury bills in two months
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) debt calendar for the third quarter on Friday has shown that it will auction N1.24 trillion ($4.1
Nigeria’s new forex derivative market offering competitive edge over interbank futures
An alternative forwards currency market is gradually taking root in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, following the introduction of a
CBN targets foreign exchange from exports, directs exporters to register Form NXP
In a move to shore up foreign exchange earnings for the government, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set its targets on exports
Forex liquidity eases trade financing pressures on Nigerian banks
The Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Rate Fixing (NAFEX) mechanism, commonly referred to as the “Investors’ and