Naira Declines Amid Devaluation Concerns   The Naira depreciated at the official and parallel markets amid growing concerns that oil revenue fluctuation and global monetary tightening would lead to further devaluation of the currency. Official data and trading reports showed that the Naira depreciated by 0.12 per...

Travel Agents Lament Naira Devaluation     Some travel agents have bewailed the recent increase in the naira-dollar exchange rate, saying the travel industry is yet to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Central Bank of Nigeria had in May devalued the naira as it...

Naira Devaluation'll Push Petrol Subsidy To N7.1bn     The devaluation of the naira from N379/$ to N411/$ will push the daily subsidy on petrol to N7.1 billion as it will raise the product’s landing cost. According to an economic report released at the weekend, Managing Director, Financial...

Experts Fault Naira Devaluation, Say Poverty Level Will Rise       Against the backdrop of the recent devaluation of the naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria, economic and financial experts have said the poverty level in the country will increase. The Economic Confidential had reported on Wednesday...

Parallel Market Responds To Devaluation, As Dollar Trades At N500       The parallel market has responded to the fresh devaluation of the naira amidst growing foreign exchange illiquidity. The local currency weakened to N500/$ at the black market at the weekend. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...

CBN Rebukes Those Using Parallel Market To Push For Naira Devaluation       Those using parallel market rates to put pressure on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to devalue the Naira won’t have their way. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele gave this indication at the end...