CBN Raises Dollar Supply, Lifts Ban on Cement, 42 Items The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is raising dollar supply in the foreign exchange market, just as it also lifted the ban on 43 items that were previously not qualified for forex at...

Job Losses, Factory Shutdown Loom as Naira Falls to 1,025/$ The naira fell further on Tuesday as it exchanged for the dollar at the parallel market between 1,005/$ and 1,025/$. Owners of small-scale enterprises, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, and manufacturers has expressed concern about the falling...

Naira Hits N1000/$1 at Parallel Market The disparity between the official and parallel market rate is now very much wider than anticipated as the dollar at parallel market, on Tuesday, sold at N1000/$1 at the end of transactions. According to traders who spoke to Daily Sun,...

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...

Naira Loses, Exchanges N773.42 at I&E Window, N895 at Black Market   The naira depreciated against the dollar on Wednesday as it exchanged at N773.42 at the Investors and Exporters window. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the naira lost by 0.35...

Naira Slides Further As Dollar Shortage Hits Banks   The widening gap between the demand and supply of dollars in the banks and at the parallel market has continued to worsen the value of the naira. In less than three weeks, the naira lost N100 after sliding...