Key moments that defined Nigeria’s 2023
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For Nigerians, 2023 would become one of the most remarkable years in recent memory in terms of defining moments and major events;…
Nasarawa State Speaker distributes rice, cash, wrappers worth millions of naira to widows, vulnerable, others in his constituency
Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Danladi Jatau, has distributed 400 bags of rice, 300 buddles of wrapper and cash to put smile on the faces of widows,…
Exchange rate:Naira traded at N825 to $1 at black market
The Nigerian currency, the naira, was traded at the average rate of N825 to the dollar at the parallel markets (black market) on Tuesday. It maintained the same rate as…
CBN denies devaluation of Naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dispelled rumours that it devalued the Naira, describing the news as fake. The CBN made the denial on Thursday in a statement by…
Catholic Bishops want FG to review new naira notes policy
Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, President Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to review the new cash policy to ease the hardships it has caused…
Council of State ask CBN to recirculated old Naira notes or print new one to alleviate cash crunch
Members of the Council of State have expressed support for the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Council however asked the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin…
Naira notes: Osun residents, traders appeal for extension of Jan. 31 deadline
Residents and traders in Osogbo, Osun capital, have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for extension of the time in which the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes…
CBN intensifies sensitisation on redesigned currency as deadline looms
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the public to deposit cash holdings in the denomination of N200, N500 and N1000 notes into their respective commercial banks before Jan.…
Emefiele updates Buhari on availability of new Naira notes, others
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday in Abuja updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the bank. The CBN governor, who briefed the president,…
Naira weakens further to dollar at Investors, Exporters window
The Naira on Friday exchanged at N444.75 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, a depreciation of 0.06 per cent, compared with N444.50 to the dollar it exchanged…
Naira depreciates marginally, exchanges at 441.67 to dollar
The Naira on Tuesday exchanged at 441.67 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, a depreciation of 0..07 per cent, compared with N441.38 to the dollar it exchanged…