The warning was contained in the group’s first-half 2026 Economic Report, which identified tight external financing conditions as a major risk to the continent’s economic outlook despite continued resilience in economic activity.
Nigeria’s foreign exchange position has strengthened as foreign portfolio investments, private-sector dollar inflows and diaspora remittances provide a larger share of liquidity in the market.
The US dollar traded near a two-month high on Tuesday, September 29, as rising oil prices and American bond yields supported the currency, adding uncertainty for Nigerian businesses budgeting for imports and foreign-currency payments.
January 23, (THEWILL) — The United States dollar softened against major global currencies on Monday as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting, while Nigeria’s naira continued to experience volatility across currency...
January 01, (THEWILL) — The naira ended 2025 at ₦1,429 to the United States dollar, marking its first full-year appreciation in 13 years and signalling a notable shift in Nigeria’s foreign exchange market.
Data from the official market show that...
December 08, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s Naira is tipped for a potential break toward N1,445 per dollar in the coming days as global markets position for an expected round of interest-rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve a move...
April 8, (THEWILL) - The naira, on Monday, continued its impressive comeback against the United States dollar and other major currencies, with dealers exchanging the Nigerian currency at N1,155 buy rate and N1,185 selling rate to $1, respectively,...
March 25, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sold $10,000 to each Bureau De Change (BDC) operator at the rate of N1,251/$1.
The apex bank, in a statement issued by its Director, Trade and Exchange Department,...
February 01, (THEWILL) - The Naira appreciated on Thursday morning, exchanging for N1,380 to $1 on the parallel market after it fell to over N1,500 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
ThIs is coming amid fresh moves by the Central Bank...
February 01, (THEWILL) - Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in Abuja have announced an indefinite shutdown of business over scarcity of US dollars.
Abdulahi Dauran, Chairman of the Abuja chapter of the Association of BDC, said online banking transactions...
Faruku Musa Haruna and other farmers in Kumfada used to pool their money to buy plastic sheets, trapping enough water to irrigate small patches of land. They wanted to keep farming after the rains, but their ambitions depended on how much water they could save.