The Federal Government, FG, has asked cryptocurrency trading firm, Binance, for information on its top 100 users in Nigeria as well as all transaction history for the past six months. According to the Financial Times, the request was made to establish the negotiations between Binance and Nigeria. In the report, the Office of the National … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has concluded a sale of government securities, issuing N1.053 Trillion (US$680 million) in short-term instruments as part of its liquidity management exercise. In a statement on Monday, the apex bank said investors were over-subscribed for the exercise which was completed on March 1, 2024. The CBN offered … Read more
Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), claims that he and his team are not to blame for the country’s current economic troubles. He made this statement on Tuesday in Abuja during the apex bank’s first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting since taking office in September 2023. The governor of the … Read more
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 400 basis points to 22.75 percent, up from 18.75 percent. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, said this following the first MPC meeting of the year on Tuesday in Abuja. The MPC also … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to offer foreign exchange worth $20,000 to any eligible Bureau De Change operator across the country. This comes more than two years after suspended former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele prohibited the sale of foreign exchange to BDC operators in that area of the FX market. The … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released an Exposure Draft of the Risk-based Cyber Cyber-security Framework and Guidelines for Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Payment Service Banks (PSBs) in an effort to manage technology platforms and infrastructure used in the operation of banks and other financial institutions. The CBN’s Acting Director of Banking Supervision, … Read more
On Monday, the naira rose further to N1,650 per dollar in the parallel foreign exchange (FX) market. The naira appreciated by 6.78 percent, reflecting a N120 reduction from the N1,770/$ exchanged on February 23, 2024. Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in Lagos set the purchase price for the dollar at N1,650 and the selling price … Read more
The parallel section of the foreign exchange market recorded a new all-time low on Monday after the naira depreciated to N1,730 per dollar. The naira fell by 8.13 percent from N1,600/$ recorded on February 16, 2024. Currency traders at the street market quoted the buying price of the dollar at N1,700 and the selling price … Read more
On Wednesday, the Nigerian naira dropped to N1,500 in the parallel market. The rate is 3.45 percent lower than the N1,450 per dollar recorded on Monday. Currency traders in Lagos, also known as Bureau De Change operators (BDCs), quoted the buying rate of the greenback at N1,490 and the selling price at N1,500 — leaving … Read more
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, says that for the first time in a long while, Nigeria’s volume of transactions in the exchange market rose to $800 million. He stated this while addressing members of the House of Representatives at the sectoral debate on the economy. “We are not a … Read more