Commercial banks to trade forex freely as CBN floats currency
By Business A.M. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to trade Foreign Exchange (FX) freely on the
CBN tightens importation policy as wheat, sugar fall into forex restriction list
Onome Amuge The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) is set to impose forex restrictions on the importation of sugar and wheat into the
CBN resumes forex sale to banks, to clear unmet forex demands
After many weeks of absence from the foreign exchange market during which huge unmet forex demands piled up, the Central Bank of
Banks, firms groan as forex scarcity affects payment obligations
BY: Moses olajuwon Obajemu Banks and other firms in the country have been groaning over their inability to raise enough forex to meet
Again, Foreign reserves slump by $544.94m
BY: Moses olajuwon Obajemu The country’s foreign reserves continued its descent last week as it declined by $544.94m from $36.17bn on
Forex scarcity sends naira crashing, now N472/$ at parallel market
Foreign exchange scarcity has triggered further fall of the naira in the parallel market where it now exchanges at N472 to a dollar on
Foreign reserves dip by $86m
By Moses Obajemu The CBN’s foreign reserves sustained its descent as forex outflows continue to outpace inflows, thus dipping by
Foreign reserves dip as forex market interventions, payments rise
Nigeria’s foreign reserves dipped by $454.05m from $36.57bn on June 1 to $36.12bn on July 15, according to data from the from
Further devaluation: Naira’s official rate may hit N430/$ by year end – Report
By Omobayo Azeez Indications are rife that by the end of this year, Naira, Nigeria’s local currency will be further devalued to
Traders stay away from forex market over naira devaluation
As the Central Bank of Nigeria rejigs the forex market as a prelude to rate unification and further devaluation of the naira, currency