Diaspora Remittances: ABCON Advocates Measures To Counter Cryptocurrencies       Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to introduce measures that will counter the advantages of cryptocurrencies exchanges as a channel for diaspora remittances. Making this call...

Weekly Diaspora Remittances Now $30m – Emefiele       The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said that weekly diaspora remittances rose from $5m to $30. He noted that the initiatives introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria to boost forex in the country were yielding result. Emefiele spoke...

Diaspora Remittances Into Nigeria Drop By 27% To $12.9bn         Diaspora remittances into Nigeria fell by 27 percent, year-on-year (y/y) to $12.9 billion as at September 2020 from $17.6 billion in the corresponding period of 2019. The 27 percent decline is 3.9 percentage points higher than the...

CBN Tackles Recalcitrant IMTOs Over Diaspora Remittances         The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expressed displeasure that some International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) continue to pay remittances in local currency contrary to its recent policy that granted unfettered access to forex from Diaspora and other...

CBN Targets $2bn Monthly Diaspora Remittances , Says Emefiele         The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, said the target of the CBN is for the country to attract about $2bn monthly as remittances from citizens in diaspora. Emefiele’s position is coming...

CBN Boosts Dollar Supply With New Rules On Domiciliary Accounts, Remittance         In an apparent move to boost dollar supply into the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday introduced new rules that allow beneficiaries of diaspora remittance and transfers into domiciliary accounts to receive...