Recapitalisation: Banks May Consider Huge Dividend Payment – Expert Some analysts are projecting that banks may incentivise their shareholders with jumbo dividend payouts ahead of their capital-raising endeavours to meet the new requirements of the Central Bank of Nigeria. In March, Nigeria’s apex bank issued a...

CBN Disallows Foreign Currency as Collateral for Naira Loans The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks to stop the use of foreign currency-denominated collaterals for naira loans. Adetona Adedeji, acting director of the banking supervision department at CBN, disclosed this in a statement...

CBN Set to Sell $10,000 to BDCs at N1,101 per Dollar  The Central Bank of Nigeria has again announced the sales of dollars to Bureau De Change operators. It disclosed this in a circular uploaded to its website on Monday. The apex bank said it is set...

External reserves drop by $1.02bn – CBN report Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have taken a significant hit, dropping by approximately $1.02bn within 18 days as the Central Bank of Nigeria steps up efforts aimed at defending the naira. On March 18, 2024, the FX reserves stood...

Naira Sustains Gains, Exchanges For N1255/$1 At Official Window, N1,245/$1 At Parallel Market The naira on Thursday continued to gain against the dollar, at the official window while it maintained stability at the parallel markets. At the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange (NAFEM) window, the naira closed...

We Lost N1.5trn To FX Crisis In Six Months – MAN The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that its members have lost at least N1.5tn in the last six months to forex-related transactions. The Director-General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, made the disclosure in an...