The Central Bank of Nigeria has moved to tighten oversight of diaspora inflows, directing all international money transfer operators (IMTOs) to route transactions through designated naira settlement accounts in banks in a bid to improve transparency and deepen liquidity in the official foreign exchange market.

IMTOs Inflows Drop by $276m - CBN Report International Money Transfer Operator (IMTOs) inflows into Nigeria fell by 11.78 per cent in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period of last year, according to new figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s...

The value of foreign exchange inflows to the economy through the International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) rose sharply in 12 months to $4.76 billion, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) quarterly statistical bulletin has shown.

Nigeria's IMTO Inflows Jump by 63.7% in Nine Months - CBN   According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) the country witnessed a significant surge in international money transfers, with inflows from International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) rising by 63.7% during the first nine months...

After IMTOs Engagement, Remittances Rose to Almost $600m in September – Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says remittance inflows rose to almost $600 million as of the end of September. Olayemi Cardoso, CBN governor, announced at a special summit dinner organised by the Nigerian...

In Three Months, Forex Inflow Via IMTOs Hits $1.07bn   Foreign exchange inflows from International Money Transfer Operators increased by 38.86 per cent to $1.07bn in the first quarter of 2024, from $770.23m recorded in the same period in the previous year. This was revealed in the...