The Federal Government may consider the suspension of the $56.7bn peer-to-peer cryptocurrency market after a crucial meeting between the Securities and Exchange Commission, and digital asset operators scheduled for Monday. Nigeria’s volume of crypto transactions grew by nine per cent year-over-year to $56.7bn between July 2022 and June 2023, according to the 2023 Geography of … Read more
The Naira on Thursday resumed its downward trend against the United States dollar, depreciating to N1,309/$ at the official market and N1,420 at the parallel market. The new rate which indicates a depreciation of N90 or 6.8 per cent from N1,330 quoted by currency traders on Wednesday followed renewed dollar demand pressure in the foreign … Read more
The naira fell in value against the US dollar to N1,234 in the official foreign exchange market on Monday, according to statistics from the FMDQ securities exchange. The currency rate indicates that the naira decreased by N65, or 5.26 percent, from N1,169.99/$1 recorded on Friday. The local currency had strengthened to about N1,072.74 on Wednesday, … Read more