CBN - Central Bank Of Nigeria
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has said that Nigeria's foreign reserves experienced a surge of $37.05 billion in July 2024.
The Nigerian currency, the naira, crashed to N1548.76 per dollar against the US dollar after rising to N1,500 per dollar in the official market after CBN's FX sales.
The House of Representatives has passed a bill which gives the federal government power to impose a tax on banks profits from subsidies provided by CBN.
The Nigerian currency bounced back after a recent fall in the foreign exchange market against the US dollar, following intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Concerns over the vulnerability of dormant bank accounts to fraudulent activity have been voiced by Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
FG said that bank principal executives who refuse to comply with the one-time windfall tax on banks' foreign currency revenues in 2023 risk being imprisoned.
The Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has adjusted Nigeria's interest rates to 26.75% from 26.25% to control the country rising inflation.
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has predicted a stronger naira against the dollar exchange rate before the end of 2023 and provided reasons.
The Nigerian currency the naira, traded low against the British and the euro. It also crashed heavily against the US dollar in the official market on Friday, July 19
CBN - Central Bank Of Nigeria
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