CBN Withdraws 2,698 BDCs Licences In One Year   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released an updated list of Bureau de Change (BDCs) dealers approved in the country. According to the list published by the apex bank, the total number of approved BDC operators reduced...

Blackmarket Speculators Loss As Naira Gains N70 Against US Dollars A few days after security personnel stormed several Bureau De Change (BDC) hubs in Abuja, Lagos and Kano, the naira has continued to strengthen on the black-market strengthening to N640 per dollar. Recall that at the...

Forex Supply Shrinks As Dollar Reaches N600 At Parallel Market   The dollar exchanged at N600 on Monday at the parallel market, raising fears of further devaluation of Naira. On Monday, however, the rate at the Importers and Exporters Window was N415.75, making the spread to N184.25. According...

Naira Gains, Records N25 At Black Market   Naira has launched a sustained recovery at the parallel market, gaining N25 since it fell to its lowest of N575 to a dollar on September 20, 2021. A survey at the Bureau De Change (BDC) market in Wuse Zone...

CBN Moves Against Violators Of New Forex Policy       The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday directed all banks to henceforth publish on their websites the names and Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) of unscrupulous customers who indulged in sharp practices to circumvent its new foreign exchange...

Anticipated $3.4bn SDRs From IMF, $6.2bn Eurobond Issuance Lift Naira At BDC, Parallel Markets     Despite the suspension of supply of foreign exchange sales to Bureau De Change (BDCs) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN, the naira strengthened against the dollar at the BDC and...