Nigeria’s naira eased against the U.S. dollar on the interbank market on Monday after a surge in demand by one lender buying the greenback for its customers, dealers said. The local currency closed at 157.80 naira to the dollar, weaker than Friday’s close of 157.55 naira. The naira had firmed […]
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Nigerian naira falls on strong dollar demand
The Nigerian naira weakened against the U.S dollar on the interbank market on Monday, on strong dollar buying by some importers unable to obtain funds at the bi-weekly foreign exchange auction, and thin dollar supply from oil companies. The naira closed at 158.40 to the dollar on the interbank market, […]
Inter-bank rates fall on excess liquidity
Inter-bank lending rates eased further last week to an average of 10.75 per cent, from 11 per cent recorded the previous week, as cash from mature bonds and bills hit the market and unattractive yields on treasury bills limited central bank mop-up efforts. Dealers said about N81bn ($512.33m) in mature […]
