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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…
The Nigerian naira holds steady in both official and parallel foreign exchange markets this week. Official rates at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) hover between ₦1,350 and ₦1,355 per dollar. This performance reflects the Central Bank of Nigeria’s managed float system. The regulator attempts to curb sharp volatility through intermittent interventions. Market sentiment remains…
The Nigerian Naira recorded a modest depreciation against the United States Dollar in the early hours of Thursday, 23 April 2026, as sustained demand for the greenback continued to test currency stability across both the official and alternative foreign exchange segments. Real-time data published by the FMDQ Securities Exchange showed that the Naira opened…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued an urgent warning to the public regarding a rise in fraudulent online communications, emails, and text messages falsely claiming to originate from the bank. In a statement released Tuesday by the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi Ali, the apex bank cautioned that these messages are…
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…
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…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has launched the Nigerian Overnight Financing Rate (NOFR) to serve as the primary benchmark for the domestic money market. Developed alongside the Financial Markets Dealers Association, the rate replaces older, fragmented methods of measuring short-term liquidity. It aims to improve transparency and sharpen the transmission of monetary policy. The bank…
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has begun the final legal process to wind down 89 defunct Microfinance Banks (MFBs) and Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs). These institutions were part of a larger group of 183 lenders whose licences were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in May 2023. The corporation is now approaching…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has proposed a specialised mediation panel that would serve as the mandatory first point of resolution for disputes arising from secured lending transactions, effectively reducing immediate recourse to litigation in matters involving movable assets used as collateral. The proposal was outlined in a circular issued on Tuesday and signed…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has successfully propped up the naira through aggressive Open Market Operations (OMO), despite a worrying $1.14 billion slide in external reserves. Over a four-day trading week, the local currency gained 1.76 per cent to close at N1,356.89 per dollar at the official window. This recovery suggests that the central…
