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Nigeria interbank lending rate eases on budget cash injections

Nigeria’s overnight lending rate fell this week to around 3 percent on Friday from an average of 3.9 percent a week ago on expectations that budget cash will be injected into the banking system on Friday or Monday, traders said. Nigeria, an OPEC member and Africa’s biggest economy, relies on crude oil sales for two-thirds …

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Nigerian interbank rate flat as market awaits monthly budget cash flow

Nigeria’s overnight interbank lending rate held steady for the second consecutive week at 14 percent on Friday even as the market anticipated the injection of October budgetary allocations to government agencies to boost liquidity in the system. On Wednesday, Nigeria distributed 420 billion naira ($1.34 billion) between its three tiers of government from crude oil …

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