In Seven Months, Forex Turnover Hits N22trn On FMDQ   The turnover of foreign exchange on the FMDQ hit N22.98tn ($44bn) in the period between January and July 2023. This was revealed in the August edition of the FMDQ Spotlight, a monthly publication by the exchange. FMDQ is...

Dollar Debts: CBN To Repay Banks, Naira Rebound Likely   The Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Folashodun Shonubi, has said the apex bank will repay banks all outstanding forward contract debts in the next one to two weeks. Although he did not disclose...

Net Forex Inflow Hits $7.2bn, Up by 24%   The net foreign exchange inflow through the economy rose quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) by 24.7 percent to $7.2 billion in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1’23), from $5.78 billion in the preceding quarter, Q4’22. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,...

W/Bank Delays $8.6bn Loan To Nigeria, Report Says   Nigeria has about $8.25bn undisbursed World Bank loan as of July 2023. This was based on data obtained from the Summary Statement of Loans/Credit/Grants on the website of the World Bank. A breakdown further showed that the undisbursed loans...

Tax Revenue Hits N3.48trn in H1’23 - Report Revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT) and Company Income Tax, CIT, grew Year-on-Year (YoY) by 17 percent to N3.48 trillion in the first half of 2023 (H1’23) from N2.97trillion in the corresponding period of 2022, H1’22. Details of...

External Reserves Marginally Gained $1.87m in August   In August 2023, Nigeria’s external reserves experienced a slight uptick of $1.87 million, thanks to the policies implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aimed at stabilising the foreign exchange market. The external reserves, as reported by the...