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By Emeka Chiakwelu / NNP / March 4, 2016 – “… Likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.” -Matthew 7:27 By now we […]
-punch Oyetunji Abioye The naira rose further on Wednesday against the United States dollar at the parallel market to 300 from 310 on Tuesday. The local currency, which closed at 391 against the greenback last Thursday, had risen to 375 and 310 on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. While linking the recent gain recorded by […]
Oyetunji Abioye and Ade Akanbi-Punch The Central Bank of Nigeria needs to devalue the naira by adjusting the official exchange rate of N199/dollar to a more market-determined exchange rate, the International Monetary Fund has said. This position sharply differs from that of President Muhammadu Buhari, who insisted that Nigeria would not devalue the currency. A […]
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In a statement during her visit to Nigeria last week, Lagarde also expressed concerns that firms that had increased their leverage and dollar-denominated debts over the last couple of years may come under pressure due to rising interest rates, a strong dollar and a declining naira. She said: “Growth in 2015 is estimated at about […]
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele says the apex bank is evolving additional measures to boost the nation’s economy and stabilise the naira. Emefiele made the remark at an Interactive Session with Media Editors in Abuja. He declined to give details of the measures and modalities for their implementation. Don’t ask […]
Vanguard By Michael Eboh Nigeria’s economy faces significant risks in the days ahead, as the country is currently having difficulties getting buyers for its crude oil in the international market, even as the price of its various oil grades have been on a downward trend over the last couple of months. Data obtained from global […]
By Emeka Anaeto, Economy Editor Chairman of BCAN, Dr. Uju Ogubunka, told Vanguard yesterday that the association was meeting this week to, among other things, marshal out course of action to protect customers’ right to full and unrestricted access to their account, irrespective of their BVN status. Several banks had sent out messages to their […]
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