CBN to unify exchange rates, pegs naira at 379/$

  • 📰 MobilePunch
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 63%

Nigeria Headlines News

Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Headlines

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Saturday officially changed the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar from N361 to N379 on its website.

The apex bank had earlier expressed its decision to unify the exchange rates in the country as forex scarcity persisted.Meanwhile, the naira exchanged for N473 at the parallel market on Friday.The President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, had said, “It will ease regulatory supervision, ensure transparency and effective price discoveries, and deepen market perfections.

The Senior Partner, Regulatory and Technology, Stransact Partners, Eben Joels, said the gap between the various exchange rates operating in Nigeria created arbitrage opportunities for highly connected individuals.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 8. in NG

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Our stamp duty account not illegal, CBN opened it - NIPOSTNIPOST and FIRS are in dispute over who of them has the responsibility to collect stamp duties for the federal government
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

CBN approved our stamp duty account, NIPOST replies FIRS
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Court Fines Naira Marley N200,000 Over COVID-19 GuidelinesMusic star, Azeez Fashola also known as Naira Marley, has been fined N200,000 by an Abuja mobile court for violating COVID-19 guidelines. Marley violated the guidelines of the federal government on June 13, 2020 after performing at a concert in Jabi Mall, Abuja. The FCT administration filed a four count charge against him for hosting
Source: LeadershipNGA - 🏆 4. / 77 Read more »

Naira Marley Irritates The Hypocrisy In All Of Us By Fredrick Nwabufo | Sahara ReportersI think, Naira Marley spits on our hypocrisy every time he opens his mouth. This is why he is the most persecuted entertainer after Fela. And like Fela, the oppressive system is making him a god. He is on the journey to deification.
Source: SaharaReporters - 🏆 9. / 63 Read more »

Police arrest cleric for allegedly raping, impregnating two teenage sistersEbenezer Ajigbotoluwa also allegedly defrauded the mother of the girls two million naira for providing her 'spiritual cleansing'
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

CBN approved our stamp duty account, NIPOST replies FIRS
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »