Tag: Forex

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 4, 2017

Forex: CBN to inject additional $350m into interbank market

by Dolapo Adelana In continuation of its strategy to strengthen the naira against the dollar and other foreign currencies, the ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 28, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: Osinbajo moves to kill forex subsidy racket run under Buhari leadership

by Peregrino Brimah The quite outspoken former Central Bank Governor, now Emir, HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, SLS II, as quoted ...

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AzeezFebruary 28, 2017

CBN releases additional $180m into forex market

by Azeez Adeniyi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday released additional $180m in order to increase liquidity in ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 27, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: Buhari down, Naira up

by Peregrino Brimah I hate to say I told you so. July last year we released one more of several ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaFebruary 21, 2017

APC youth demand Ekweremadu’s resignation

by Dolapo Adelana The All Progressives Congress, APC, Youths Renaissance has called for the resignation of Deputy Senate President, Senator ...

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RoqeebahFebruary 20, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 20th of February

Read the full stories and analyses here, here and here now! RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 10, 2017

Opinion: Despite the recession, this is why the CBN cannot float the naira yet

by Bolarinwa Durojaiye We all know that the Central Bank of Nigeria needs to float the Naira. Hopes that this ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaFebruary 7, 2017

Reps summon Emefiele over allocation of Forex to oil companies

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the review of price of petroleum on Monday summoned the Governor of the ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJanuary 18, 2017

FG to launch economic recovery plan in February – Osinbajo

Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government cannot afford to float the Naira at the moment. Speaking at ...

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Isime EseneDecember 13, 2016

YNaija Analysis: Like Jonathan, Buhari has become a very dangerous president

In the months prior to the 2015 general elections, the wind of ‘change’ swept through Nigeria. Almost everyone was excited ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 30, 2016

Opinion: Financial institution crisis in Africa | Causes and Solutions

by Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi Formal financial sector in Africa has been rocked with tough crisis over the recent decade; events ...

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ToluNovember 22, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: We should applaud the Senate for rejecting CBN’s FOREX proposal

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele is obviously in a struggle to keep up with ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 22, 2016

CBN not in support of jailing hoarders of dollars – Emefiele

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is not in support of plans by the federal government to jail ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 18, 2016

DSS arrests 40 in raid on Kano BDCs

Over 40 people have been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Kano. The arrest occurred ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 11, 2016

DSS raids BDCs in Lagos, Abuja

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arrested some unregistered Bureau De Change operators in Lagos and Abuja. The ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 25, 2016

Opinion: Why Nigeria Is Its Own Worst Enemy

by Calvin Ebun-Amu The IMF predicts a stronger Nigeria growing out of recession in 2017. Fitch Ratings projected growth of ...

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Isime EseneOctober 20, 2016

The Media Blog: Our good man, Fuad, brings some soul to Pulse

The last time we head about a big pulse innovation – it was porn. Hot Pulse is a vertical on ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 13, 2016

Feyi Fawehinmi: Nigeria’s forex market – what Koko said

by Feyi Fawehinmi I’ve not been lucky enough to meet Bola Onadele (“Koko”) yet but he’s one of those people ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 13, 2016

Opinion: Do something about Nigeria, running is never the answer

by Jumoke Olusoga “There’s a place for talking and criticism but there’s also a place to let our ACTIONS do ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 2, 2016

Opinion: Interest rate level and its effect on the Nigerian economy

by Dele Awogbeoba One of the four disastrous policies that gave rise to Nigeria’s recession was discontinued by the Nigerian ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 30, 2016

Opinion: Recession – Is the worst really over?

by Jideofor Adibe With Nigerians waddling through what is generally regarded as the country’s worst economic crisis in over two decades, ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 28, 2016

Waziri Adio: Recession as opportunity for reversing resource curse

And, sadly, it came to pass. It is well predicted that most countries blessed with natural resources, even in the ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 25, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Whose interest is it anyway?

Baffling. That’s the word. When Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the minister of finance, publicly canvassed that the Central Bank of Nigeria ...

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Mazi EmekaSeptember 13, 2016

Opinion: Can Nigeria actually spend her way out of this recession?

by Olamide Eyinla It is no longer news that Nigeria’s economy has slid into a recession. By definition, recession is a ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 9, 2016

‘Times are tough’ | Cement price to increase further

Cement manufacturers have warned of yet another increase in the price of the commodity due to the inability to access ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 6, 2016

Relax Nigerians, ‘NNPC has no plans of increasing price of fuel’

The Federal Government has insisted that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) will not be increased. The Minister of ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 5, 2016

Naira has fallen: The lambs remain silent

by Manasseh Egedegbe I was in the UK a few weeks ago. I bought bottled water from a store and ...

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RoqeebahSeptember 2, 2016

Aero, First Nation, United Airlines shutdown… how long before Nigeria does under PMB?

by Roqeebah Olaoniye It’s only the 2nd of August, less than a two years into his administration, three airlines have ...

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Mazi EmekaSeptember 2, 2016

Opinion: Buhari’s elitism leads to economic collapse

by David O. Kuranga As I predicted a year ago the Nigerian economy is officially in a full blown recession, the ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 30, 2016

Opinion: Buhari Administration And The Use of Emergency Powers

By Abdul Ajia Oga Sonala Olumhense as usual aptly captured the Nigerian situation over the last 15 months under the Buhari ...

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