Naira gains at NAFEX window as CBN block accounts of some firms for forex abuse

Nigeria’s exchange rate at the NAFEX window appreciated to N386.13 during intraday trading on Friday, September 4, 2020, while it remained stable at N440/$1 at the parallel market. Market Watch NAFEX: The Naira appreciated marginally against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window on Friday, closing at N386.13/$1. This represents a 12 kobo gain when compared with the N386.25 to […]

Daily Parallel Market exchange rate – ₦440/$1; ₦570/₤1; ₦506/€1

The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar for today (Friday, September 4th 2020), stands at ₦440/US$1 in the parallel market. The rate had also closed at ₦440/US$1 yesterday Thursday, 3rd September 2020. Naira: ₦440 Dollar: $1 Date: September 4th, 2020 The exchange rate between the naira and the British pound sterling stands

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FX Turnover spikes 140% at NAFEX market as CBN moves to clear backlog of demand

FX Turnover at the NAFEX market rose 140% to $92.1 million on Thursday as liquidity poured into the official Investor & Exporter window of the CBN. Nigeria’s exchange rate at the NAFEX window depreciated at N386.25 during intraday trading on Thursday, September 3, 2020, while it remained stable at N440/$1 at the parallel market. NAFEX: The

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Daily Parallel Market exchange rate – ₦440/$1; ₦570/₤1; ₦/€495

The US dollar stands at ₦440/US$1 in the parallel market. The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar for today (Thursday, September 3rd 2020), stands at ₦440/US$1 in the parallel market. The rate had also closed at ₦440/US$1 yesterday Wednesday, 2nd September 2020. Naira: ₦440 Dollar: $1 Date: September 3rd, 2020 The exchange

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Crude oil prices drop on falling US gasoline demand

U.S. West Texas Intermediate down 0.34% to trade at $41.34 a barrel by 8.09 GMT. Brent crude prices were also down by 0.41%, to $44.25 a barrel. Both Crude oil benchmarks dropped more than 2% with WTI sliding to its lowest. Crude oil prices dropped significantly on Thursday and fell below its multi-week lows on

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Daily Parallel Market exchange rate – ₦440/$1; ₦580/₤1; ₦525/€1

The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar for today (Wednesday, September 2nd 2020), stands at ₦440/US$1 in the parallel market. The rate had also closed at ₦440/US$1 yesterday Tuesday, 1st September 2020. Naira: ₦440 Dollar: $1 Date: September 2nd, 2020 The exchange rate between the naira and the British pound sterling stands

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OPEC production up by about 1 million barrels per day in August

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) production increased by 1 million barrels a day in August. This comes as the oil cartel eases production cuts that saw oil production reaching a 30-year low as the pandemic affected global demand. This was disclosed in a Reuters survey. The report revealed that OPEC pumped 24.7

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Breaking: Petrol pump price increased to N151.56 per litre

The Pipeline and Product Marketing Company made the disclosure through an internal memo. The pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol has been increased to N151.56 per litre with effect from September 2, 2020. This was disclosed in an internal memo and issued by the Pipeline and Product Marketing Company (PPMC),

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Daily Parallel Market exchange rate – ₦440/$1; ₦590/₤1; ₦542/€1

The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar for today (Tuesday, September 1st 2020), stands at ₦440/US$1 in the parallel market. The rate had also closed at ₦465/US$1 yesterday Monday, 31st August 2020. Naira: ₦440 Dollar: $1 Date: September 1st, 2020 The exchange rate between the naira and the British pound sterling stands

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A look at the bright spot in the faltering economy

The telecommunications sector remains one of the fastest-growing sectors in Nigeria’s ailing economy. The impact of the restrictive measures on economic activities coupled with the downturn in the oil sector was apparent in the recent Q2 GDP data, as the nation’s GDP declined by 6.1%. However, there were a few brights spots, particularly the telecommunications

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