Naira Business – City Business News

August 28, 2026 No Responses

NGX Group: FTSE Russell Confirmation Reinforces Nigeria’s Capital Market Progress

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian capital market has received a major boost as FTSE Russell confirmed that Nigeria’s reclassification from Unclassified to Frontier Market status will proceed as scheduled from the open of trading on September 21, 2026.City Business News...

March 1, 2025 No Responses

NGX Group Reports N13.6b Profit, Board Okays N4.4b Dividend For 2024

Nigerian Exchange Group Plc has announced its audited financial results for the year ended 31 December 2024, delivering profit before tax (PBT) of N13.6 billion, indicating 157.3% year-on year growth. According to the Group, the performance was driven by robus...

January 22, 2025 No Responses

Stanbic IBTC Launches N148.7b Rights Issue On NGX Invest

The Nigerian Exchange’s (NGX) e-offering platform, NGX Invest, continues to attract capital-raising in Nigeria with the addition of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc’s N148.7 billion rights issue. Presented at the Facts Behind the Rights Issue event, t...

January 19, 2025 No Responses

Ecobank Partners CreditCorp On Affordable Loans

Ecobank Nigeria has partnered with the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CrediCorp) to offer affordable and flexible loans to customers. These loans, according to Ecobank can be used to finance a variety of needs, including paying school fees, r...

October 10, 2024 No Responses

‘Emefiele Violated Procedure In Redesigned Naira’

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Edward Adamu, on Wednesday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja that Godwin Emefiele, a former Governor of the Bank did not follow laid down procedure in the...

August 21, 2024 No Responses

CBN Explains High Remittance Inflows Of $553m In July

For the Month of July, 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported a significant increase in remittance inflows, reaching $553m, a 130 per cent increase from the corresponding period in 2023. A statement by the Apex bank’s Ag....

July 28, 2024 No Responses

CBN Allocates Another $148m To Authorised Dealers

The Central Bank of Nigeria has sold a cumulative amount of $148m to authorised dealers in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), to provide liquidity to the foreign exchange market. Acting Director of the Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Ali,...

July 19, 2024 No Responses

CBN Approves $20,000 For Each BDC Operator

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the sale of foreign exchange (FX) to eligible Bureau de Change (BDC) operators at 1,450 naira to a dollar. The apex bank said the sum of $20,000 is to be sold to...

May 23, 2024 No Responses

CBN Issues Approved Guidelines For BDCs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued its approved guidelines to regulate the activities of Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in the country. In its new circular released on Wednesday, the minimum capital base for Tier-1 BDCs is N2bn...

April 21, 2024 No Responses

Cardoso: Naira Best Performing Currency Globally

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, on Saturday said the apex bank’s FOREX reforms have made the naira the best-performing currency globally. Cardoso, who at a briefing on the sidelines of the just-ended World Bank/IMF Spr...

April 18, 2024 No Responses

Cardoso: CBN Not Using Foreign Reserve To Defend Naira

THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, on Wednesday said the apex bank is not defending the Naira with the nation’s foreign reserves. He was speaking against the backdrop of the recent decline in Nigeria’s foreign reserves....

March 26, 2024 No Responses

CBN Sells FX To BDCs At N1,251/$1

As the naira gradually appreciates against the dollar after months of unprecedented uncertainties, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, announced the sales of $10,000 to each of the eligible Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country at...

March 24, 2024 No Responses

NGX RegCo, Financial Reporting Council, Unveil Report On Adoption Of Sustainability Reporting Standard

The regulating body of the Nigerian Exchange Group, the NGX Regulation Ltd. (NGX RegCo) and Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), at the weekend launched roadmap for the adoption of the Sustainability Financial Reporting Standard in Nigeria. The lunch...

February 27, 2024 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Drops By N51billion

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) Monday dropped by N51 billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation opened at N55.861 trillion to close at N55.810 trillion, representing 0.09 per cent decrease.The All-Share Index also dropped b...