Ajibola Olarinoye The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed banks operating under regulatory forbearance to suspend dividend payments and bonuses to their foreign subsidiaries and ventures. This directive was communicated in a circular released on Friday by Olubukola Akinwunmi, the director of banking supervision at the CBN. The CBN stated that this action is…
Ajibola Olarinoye The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a six-month extension for the recapitalization of Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, pushing the new deadline to December 31, 2025. This decision comes as the naira appreciates against the dollar in the foreign exchange markets, as reported by BDC operators in their group chat. However,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the country’s interest rate at 27.50 percent. During a press briefing on Tuesday following the 300th MPC meeting in Abuja, CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced, “The committee unanimously agreed to maintain the MPR at 27.50 percent.” Cardoso also revealed that the MPC has…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the country’s external reserves rose by 5.6%, or approximately $2.2 billion, reaching a total of $38.8 billion in 2024. This information was revealed in the CBN’s recently published consolidated and separate financial statements for the year ending December 2024. The increase marks a notable rise in…
As of March 2025, Nigeria’s broad money supply has surged to N114.22 trillion, countering the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recent monetary policy tightening efforts from the previous quarter. This information comes from the latest money and credit statistics released by the CBN for the first quarter of 2025. The current figure marks a 24…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported a Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of $6.83 billion for the 2024 financial year, a significant recovery from the deficits of $3.34 billion in 2023 and $3.32 billion in 2022. This announcement was made in a statement by Sidi-Ali Hakama, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications at…
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the country’s interest rate at 27.50 percent as of January, unchanged from November of the previous year, in light of a decrease in inflation. Additionally, the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) remains at 50 basis points, the liquidity ratio (LR) is set at 30…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released new guidelines regarding the sale of foreign exchange (FX) to Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators. These details were provided in a statement from the CBN’s Trade and Exchange Department on Wednesday. This move follows the CBN’s previous authorization that granted temporary access to existing BDCs to participate…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given the green light for the release of the Nigerian Foreign Exchange (FX) Code. The central bank stated that this code will serve as a framework for the banking sector, aimed at fostering ethical practices among authorized dealers in the nation’s FX market. Additionally, the CBN announced that…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed that there is no deadline for the circulation of the old N200, N500, and N1000 banknotes. CBN spokesperson Sidi Ali Hakama made this announcement in a statement released on Thursday. This clarification comes in response to rumors suggesting that the old Naira notes would no longer be…
