Investments In FG’s Treasury Bills Weaken, Sales Fall 19% To N1.35trn       Investors’ interest in the Federal Government’s monetary instrument, the Nigeria Treasury Bill (NTB) has recorded a significant decline with 19 per cent, year-on-year, YoY, decline in sales to N1.35 trillion in the first five...

Banks Credit To Economy Now N23.53trn       Banks’ credit to the economy rose to N23.53tn as of the end of March, latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. The CBN disclosed in its communiqué at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee on Tuesday...

CBN Retains Lending Rate, Says Economic Recovery Still Fragile       The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 11.5 per cent. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who disclosed this after the committee’s two-day meeting in Abuja also...

CBN Debits 23 Banks N349.72bn       The Central Bank of Nigeria has debited 23 financial institutions N349.72bn in Cash Reserve Requirement. These debits occurred towards the end of last week, as the apex bank intensified its effort in mopping liquidity amid rising inflation. The recent action by the...

Banks’ Average Daily Deposit With CBN Drops To N48.32bn       The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the average daily deposit amount of N84.27 billion in 246 transaction days in 2018 dropped to N48.32 billion in 251 transaction days in 2019. This was contained in the bank’s...

CRR: CBN Holds N900bn Customers’ Deposits With Banks     The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been holding on to N900 billion of lenders’ deposits as Cash Reserve Ration (CRR) since January. By the CRR policy, banks have a mandate to keep 27.5 per cent of all...