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The latest balance represents a 15.6 percent increase from the $45.57 billion recorded on January 2, strengthening Nigeria’s external liquidity position and providing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with a larger buffer to manage foreign exchange pressures and meet international obligations.

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest Open Market Operations (OMO) auction has pushed short-term fixed-income yields back into focus, with investors submitting N4.93 trillion in bids for securities worth just N600 billion.

Nigeria’s top policymakers, financial regulators, banking executives, fintech innovators, economists and capital market operators will gather in Lagos on September 19 and 20, 2026, for the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria’s (FICAN) 36th Anniversary Annual Conference.

Nigeria’s net foreign exchange flow fell 29 percent month-on-month to $4.94 billion in March 2026 as total FX outflows more than doubled. CBN data showed outflows jumped from $2.50 billion in February to $5.54 billion in March, while...

August 17, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s external reserves have climbed above $52 billion, reaching their highest level in about 17 years, but the naira has not responded with a corresponding surge. The apparent disconnect highlights an important reality about Nigeria’s...

Investors submitted ₦4.93trn for just ₦600bn of OMO bills, underscoring the strong appetite for CBN’s high-yielding securities. The auction was oversubscribed by more than eight times. The 138-day OMO bill attracted ₦3.66trn in bids against ₦300bn offered, with...

CBN removes restrictions limiting banks’ access to its Standing Lending Facility because of their participation in FX and government securities markets. Apex Bank restores collateralised funding for tenors of four to 90 days and expands OMO participation to...

The Central Bank of Nigeria raised interest rates on its one-year Treasury bill to 17.59% at Wednesday's auction. Investors flooded the bank with ₦4.4 trillion in total bids even though only ₦700 billion was originally put up for...

The CBN has opened applications for the second cohort of its Regulatory Sandbox Programme, with applications running from August 12 to August 31, 2026. The new cohort introduces separate tracks for Virtual Asset Service Providers and data-enabled financial...

CBN says reforms have reduced the gap between official and Bureau de Change exchange rates to below two per cent. External reserves remain above $52 billion despite a recent pullback, with the apex bank citing stronger investor confidence. ...