Cash Levels Ease as Banks Claw Back Liquidity

CBN Hikes ATM Card Fees

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released an exposure draft of the “Guide to Charges by Banks and Other Financial Institutions, 2026,” proposing a rise in the cost of ATM card issuance and replacement. If finalized, the fee for standard debit and credit cards will climb to ₦1,500, a 50 per cent increase from…

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Naira Shows Mixed Trend as FX Market Liquidity Weakens

  Nigeria’s foreign exchange market opened the week on a mixed note as the naira strengthened marginally in the parallel market but weakened at the official window, highlighting persistent liquidity pressures and uneven supply dynamics. Latest figures show the naira appreciated to N1,387 per dollar in the parallel market, improving slightly from N1,389 per dollar…

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SEC Approves Longer Trading Window For NGX

  The Nigerian Exchange Limited has extended its daily trading session to seven hours, effective Monday, 27 April 2026, as the bourse moves to deepen liquidity and align more closely with global market standards. Trading will now commence at 9:00am and close at 4:00pm West Africa Time, replacing the previous four-hour, thirty-minute window that ran…

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IMF Backs Nigeria’s N4.65tn Bank Recapitalisation

  The International Monetary Fund has offered a definitive endorsement of Nigeria’s freshly concluded bank recapitalisation programme, describing the policy as a timely buffer against global oil volatility and a cornerstone for the country’s projected 4.1 per cent economic expansion in 2026. During the 2026 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF in…

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Nigerian Airlines Pause Shutdown After Government Intervention

Nigerian Airlines Pause Shutdown After Government Intervention

Airline operators have temporarily shelved plans to cease flight operations, averting a national transport crisis scheduled for 20 April. The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) agreed to the pause following an emergency appeal from the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. The government warned that a shutdown would cripple the economy and devastate…

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Dangote Refinery to Float $2 Billion Pan‑African IPO In 2026

  A ten percent stake in Africa’s largest single‑train refinery will be offered to public investors through a Pan‑African Initial Public Offering scheduled for 2026, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has confirmed. The share sale, which analysts estimate could raise approximately two billion dollars based on the facility’s twenty billion dollar valuation, marks the first time equity…

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Nigeria’s Debt Hits N159 Trillion in 2025

The nation’s consolidated debt position has expanded to N159.27 trillion by the close of 2025, marking a substantial acceleration in public sector borrowing that has seen liabilities increase by over N14.6 trillion within a single fiscal year. The Debt Management Office’s fourth quarter disclosure reveals borrowing momentum that outpaced prior periods, with the final three…

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