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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 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…
Nigeria has effectively ended the era of fiscal dominance. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced on Thursday that the federal government’s “Ways and Means” debt has crashed to N2.84 trillion. This represents a massive reduction from the N26.95 trillion inherited by the current administration. Speaking at the Monetary Policy Forum in Abuja,…
Nigeria’s petrol import bill dropped to $10 billion in 2025, a 28.88 percent decline from the $14.06 billion spent the previous year. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) latest balance of payments report attributes this sharp contraction to the commencement of domestic production at the Dangote Refinery. The 650,000-barrel-per-day facility began churning out…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has been awarded Central Bank of the Year by London-based Central Banking magazine, following a series of monetary reforms credited with stabilising the Nigerian economy after years of macroeconomic distortions. The recognition centres on policy changes introduced under Governor Olayemi Cardoso, who assumed office in October 2023 amid mounting…
The Nigerian Naira strengthened against the US Dollar on Friday, 20 March 2026, supported by a significant recovery in the nation’s external buffers. In the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the currency opened at an average of N1,352.89 per dollar, a slight gain from the mid-week average of N1,357. This appreciation follows the Central Bank…
The Nigerian Naira sustained a stable performance against the United States Dollar on Thursday, maintaining its position within a narrow trading band as the foreign exchange market continues to benefit from surging global crude oil prices and a historic accumulation of external reserves that has reached levels unseen in over a decade. Data from…
