CBN stops the use of foreign currency collateral for Naira loans

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned the use of foreign currency-denominated collaterals for naira loans, with exceptions to foreign currency collateral which are Eurobonds issued by the Federal Government or guarantees of foreign banks, including Standby Letters of Credit. According to the new regulation directed to all banks by CBN’s Acting Director of […]

Naira to appreciate soon Bayo Onanuga warns forex speculators

The Presidency has warned forex speculators to discard their Dollars, saying that the Naira will soon appreciate. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who made this call in a statement via his X handle yesterday, urged speculators to quickly dump their dollars to avoid “tears.” Onanuga was reacting to the […]

CBN clears air on currency conversion

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified that there is no plan to convert $30bn domiciliary deposits to naira. Some media reports emerged at the weekend announcing that the Federal Government and the apex banks were considering the conversion of foreign currencies in domiciliary accounts of citizens to naira to stabilise Nigeria’s currency, which […]