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FirstBank Resumes Foreign Currency Sales, Boosting Access for International Transactions

FirstBank Resumes Foreign Currency Sales, Boosting Access for International Transactions

Nigerians seeking foreign exchange for international transactions can now breathe a sigh of relief as FirstBank announces the resumption of… Read More

2 months ago

Naira Stability and CBN Foreign Exchange Market Interventions: Is the CBN’s Benevolence Sustainable?

The Central Bank of Nigeria has ramped up its efforts to stabilize the naira, but at what cost? Among its… Read More

2 months ago

CBN sells $122.7 million to 46 dealers in FX market stabilisation effort

Key Points The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold $122.7 million to 46 authorised dealers to stabilise the foreign exchange… Read More

9 months ago

CBN allows IMTOs to sell FX on Nigeria’s official market

Key Points The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) allows eligible International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) to sell foreign exchange (FX)… Read More

10 months ago

Exchange rate volatility can “rubbish” banks’ new capital base, says Ayo Teriba

  “The CBN has achieved a unified exchange rate – this has eluded Nigeria for 11 years. All this is… Read More

11 months ago

BREAKING: CBN bans street trading of forex

The Central Bank of Nigeria has banned the sales of forex on the streets across the country. The order for… Read More

11 months ago

CBN directs all BDCs to reapply for new licences, releases new guidelines for Bureaux De Change

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all Bureaux De Change operators in Nigeria to reapply for new licences as… Read More

11 months ago

Foreign currency shortages are cutting Nigerians off from Apple Music, AliExpress, and more

In July 2021, Lagos-based software engineer Sodiq Lawal was working on a project for a fintech startup when the Central… Read More

2 years ago

How to Stabilize the Naira- Dr Ayo Teriba

Recent slides in the official exchange rate of the Naira and the dramatic widening of the parallel market premium signaled… Read More

4 years ago

The Naira in 2021: Gap between CBN & Parallel Market Rates to Stay

The exchange rate or the external value of the naira is the most important price in the Nigerian economy. Hence,… Read More

4 years ago

“Our children would die of hunger” – Nigeria’s Forex Dealers Lament Dollar Scarcity

In May 2020, the Director of Nigeria’s Budget Office revealed that the country had lost around 80% of oil revenue… Read More

4 years ago

“CBN Forex Rate is a Joke”: Why the Black Market Is Popular

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, last week criticized Nigerians for patronizing the black market for foreign… Read More

4 years ago