Naira Appreciates to 1,609/$ at Official Market The naira appreciated marginally against the United States dollar to N1,609 on Wednesday at the official market from N1,615.94 recorded the previous day. This indicates an increase of N6 or 0.37 per cent. The slight improvement came on the heels...

UPDATE: Why we Jerked up Interest Rate - Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has said that the hike in interest rates is a response to the current inflationary pressures and the need to stabilise the Naira. Mr Cardoso made the clarification...

UPDATE: Why we Jerked up Interest Rate - Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has said that the hike in interest rates is a response to the current inflationary pressures and the need to stabilise the Naira. Mr Cardoso made the clarification...

Interest Rate Hike: Equities Market Losses N773bn The domestic equities market, yesterday, extended losses from the previous session by N773 billion, as investors reacted to the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. The Nigeria’s apex bank has increased the country’s nominal risk-free rate by...

Interest Rate Hike: Equities Market Losses N773bn The domestic equities market, yesterday, extended losses from the previous session by N773 billion, as investors reacted to the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. The Nigeria’s apex bank has increased the country’s nominal risk-free rate by...

CBN Pays Another $400m to Clear FX Backlog The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has announced that the apex bank has paid another $400 million dollars backlog to address the overdue foreign exchange forward obligations. He made this known while responding...