Stakeholders in the financial sector, including a former Minister of Finance, Mr. Adamu Ciroma, and an ex-Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Chief Joseph Sanusi, on Monday, opposed the bid by the House of Representatives to tamper with the CBN autonomy. They cautioned the House against altering the globally accepted trend, […]
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Nigerian naira firms on Shell, NLNG dollar sales
Nigeria’s naira firmed against the U.S dollar on the interbank market on Monday, supported by dollar sales by two energy companies, which boosted greenback supplies. The local currency strengthened to 157.30 to the dollar on the interbank market, firmer than the 157.40 it closed on Friday. “The market liquidity was […]
External reserves climb to $42bn
Latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown that foreign exchange reserves jumped to $42.02bn by October 17, the highest in 32 months and an increase of 3.11 per cent, month-on-month. Figures on the CBN website showed that the reserves, which stood at $40.75bn a month ago, were […]
