The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said it was not planning to amend the Foreign Exchange Act or recommend jail term for anyone that holds the dollar for more than 30 days. Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor stated this in a statement issued yesterday in response to a report by Reuters …
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has called on banks in the country to restore banking services to the North Eastern part of the country. Managing Director/Chief Executive, NDIC, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim made this call while speaking at the Corporation’s maiden Stakeholders’ Town Hall meeting in Kano, Kano State. He said: “I want to remind all …
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Strong indications have emerged that the leadership of the Senate and the Presidency have reached a deal on the 2017-2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper earlier rejected by the upper chamber of the National Assembly. A source close to the leadership of the Senate said this was the fallout of the meetings …
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Nov 11 Nigeria’s overnight lending rate rose to 22 percent on Friday from 13 percent last week due to tight liquidity worsened by banks inability to get access to their balances with the regulator, traders said. Traders said lenders were demanding as high as 25 percent to place funds on the market overnight and that …
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The manufacturing industry requires the injection of about $1bn to galvanize activities in the sector and enable it to contribute significantly to the economy, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said. The President, MAN, Dr. Frank Jacobs, who said this on Thursday, however, commended the Central Bank of Nigeria for its recent interventions in the …
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Economic and financial experts have said that the naira may not fall below 475 against the United States dollar between now and the end of December. This prediction was based on the declining dollar demand and efforts being made by the Central Bank of Nigeria to boost supply of foreign exchange. The experts spoke in …
