Tag: Currency

Nigerian naira pressured by strong dollar demand

Nigeria’s naira closed flat against the dollar in the interbank market and weakened slightly on the official foreign exchange window on Wednesday as strong dollar demand kept pressure on the local currency, traders said. The naira closed at 157.60 to the dollar at the interbank market on Wednesday, the same […]

Nigeria naira flat vs dlr as demand matches supply

Nigeria’s naira currency closed unchanged against the U.S dollar on the interbank market and firmed marginally at the official window on Monday, as dollar sales by oil companies comfortably met rising dollar demand in the market. The naira closed flat at 157.15 to the dollar on the interbank. Traders said […]

N5,000 note will reduce interest rates – Bankers Committee

The Bankers Committee has said that the currency restructuting exercise especially the planned introduction of the N5,000 note will help banks reduce interest rate. This was the position of the committee at the end of its 309th meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. Addressing journalists at the end of the meeting […]