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ABOKIFX: THE WEEK IN PICTURES 03/06 – 09/06/18 - abokiFX
A compilation of activities and headlines for the week ended 9th June 2018
1. NEW BDC RATE
CBN REVIEWS BDC BUYING RATE TO N357/$1
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2. NEW PARALLEL MARKET RATES
NAIRA STRENGTHENS BASED ON THE NEW CBN BDC RATE REVIEW
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3. Air Namibia
AIR NAMIBIA HITS NIGERIA’S SKY JUNE 29, 2018
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4. SCARCE PASSPORT BOOKLETS
SUMMER PASSENGERS STRANDED OVER SCARCITY OF PASSPORT BOOKLETS
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5. ATM RATES
ATM RATE RANKING FOR THE WEEK
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6. NAIRA SLIPS THEN STRENTHENS
Fund Repatriation, High Travellers’ Demand Pile Pressure On FX Market
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7. FOREIGN RESERVES SLIP
THE NATIONS FOREIGN RESERVES FELL TO $47.4 FROM $47.6
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8. TANZANIA NEEDS NIGERIANS
TANZANIAN ENVOY SAY THEY WANT MORE NIGERIAN TEACHERS AND COMPANIES IN TANZANIA
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9. ABCON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
ABCON COMPLETES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING TRAINING
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10. FBN PARTNERS WORLD REMIT
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIAN PARTNERS WITH WORLD REMIT TO DELIVER INSTANT TRANSFER TO ALL LENDERS ACCOUNTS IN NIGERIA
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11. RISE IN EXPORT
THE NIGERIA BUREAU OF STATISTICS SAID THE COUNTRYS EXPORT ROSE BY 20.02% IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2018
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12. CHINESE YUAN AUCTION
NIGERIA TO RELY LESS ON DOLLAR FOR IMPORTS
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13. $600m AIRLINE CLEARED
NIGERIA CLEARS $600m BELONGING TO INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES THAT WAS TRAPPED DURING FX CRISIS
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14. NATIONAL CARRIER
STAKEHOLDERS DISAGREE WITH FG’S PANEL SET UP FOR PROPOSED NATIONAL CARRIER
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15. ASSET SALES
NIGERIA EYES $1.3BN FROM ASSET SALES THIS YEAR TO HELP FINANCE 2018 BUDGET
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16. FOREX INFLOW
NIGERIA RECORDS $24.7BN FOREX INFLOW IN THREE MONTHS
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17. NEW CBN DEPUTY GOVERNOR
BUHARI APPOINTS MR FOLASODUN ADEBISI ADENUBI AS NEW CBN DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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ABOKIFX: THE WEEK IN PICTURES 10/06/18 – 16/06/18
1. PARALLEL MARKET RATES
NAIRA REMAINED STABLE ALL THROUGH THE WEEK
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2. BDC RATES
BDC RATES REMAINED LOWER THAN PARALLEL RATES
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3. ATM RATES
ATM RATE RANKING FOR THE WEEK
- Ecobank USD rate goes up to N363 from N362
- UBA has lowest GBP rate at N487
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4. NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT GETS $1bn DEBT OFFER FROM AFREXIM BANK
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5. NIGERIA THWARTS WORLD CUP CHILD TRAFFICKING PLOT AT AIRPORT
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6. NIGERIA SEEN AS A HAVEN AMID EMERGING MARKETS
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7. NIGERIAN’S INFLATION DIPS TO LOWEST IN MORE THAN TWO YEARS
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8. CBN INJECTS $210m INTO FOREX MARKET
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9. CBN OFFERS 10% INCENTIVE TO IMPORTERS WITH RENMIMBI INVOICE
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10. NIGERIA WORKING WITH UK TO DENY, REVOKE TREASURY LOOTER’S VISAS
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ABOKIFX: THE WEEK IN PICTURES 02/07/18 – 08/07/18
A compilation of activities and headlines for the week ended 8th July 2018
1. PARALLEL MARKET RATES
NAIRA REMAINED STABLE ALL THORUGH THE WEEK
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2. BDC RATES
BDC RATES REMAINED DROPPED TO N357/$1 ON THE BUY SIDE
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3. ATM RATES
ATM RATE RANKING FOR THE WEEK
- Sterling Bank produces the lowest ATM rates for all three core currencies
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4. NAIRA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AGAINST THE THREE CORE CURRENCIES
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5. GLENCORE FACES MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATION FOR NIGERIAN DEAL
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6. IMMIGRATION SERVICE SUSPENDS CHARGES FOR VISA ON ARRIVAL
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7. PRESIDENT MACRON VISITS FELA’S SHRINE
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8. CBN PUMPS $210mn INTO CURRENCY MARKET
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9. GT BANK REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL SPENDING LIMIT UPWARDS ON YOUR NAIRA MASTER CARD
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10. NAIRA TO EXCHANGE AT N356/$1 BY YEAR END
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ABOKIFX: THE WEEK IN PICTURES 09/07/18 – 15/07/18
A compilation of activities and headlines for the week ended 15th July 2018
1. PARALLEL MARKET RATES
NAIRA REMAINED STABLE ALL THROUGH THE WEEK
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2. BDC RATES
BDC RATES REMAINED N357/$1 ON THE BUY SIDE
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3. ATM RATES
ATM RATE RANKING FOR THE WEEK
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4. NAIRA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AGAINST THE THREE CORE CURRENCIES
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5. ABUJA LIGHT RAIL ON STREAM
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6. THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE TO BE SHUT FOR 27 MONTHS
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7. NIGERIA’S EXTERNAL RESERVES DECLINE BY $102 MILLION IN 6 DAYS
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8. NIGERIAN BANKS STOP CASH WITHDRAWAL FROM OVERSEAS ATMS
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9. FASHOLA TELLS LANDLORDS TO COLLECT RENTS IN ARREARS
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10. CBN SPENDS $2.2bn IN JUNE TO DEFEND NAIRA
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ABOKIFX: THE WEEK IN PICTURES 30/07/18 – 05/08/18
A compilation of activities and headlines for the week ended 5th August 2018
1. PARALLEL MARKET RATES
RATES NAIRA REMAINED STABLE ALL THORUGH THE WEEK
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2. BDC RATES
BDC RATES REMAINED N357/$1 ON THE BUY SIDE
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3. ATM RATES
ATM RATE RANKING FOR THE WEEK
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4. NAIRA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AGAINST THE THREE CORE CURRENCIES
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5. OVIA RECOUNTS HOW ZENITH BANK WAS ESTABLISHED
6. CBN SELLS $210M ON FX MARKET
7. BANK OF ENGLAND RAISES INTEREST RATES
8. NAIRA EXPECTED TO HIT N364/$1 THIS WEEK
9. CBN RELEASES LOWER NOTES TO TRADERS
10. OIL BRACES FOR MAJOR SUPPLY SHOCK
11. NIGERIA ADOPTS CHINA’S YUAN
Nigeria police say $470.5 mln retrieved in asset recovery exercise - REUTERS
YENAGOA, Nigeria, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Police in Nigeria recovered $470.5 million in bank accounts related to the state oil company as part of an exercise to recover stolen funds, and the money will be sent to government coffers, the country’s police force said on Thursday.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who won the 2015 election on an anti-corruption ticket, ordered government revenues to be placed in a Treasury Single Account (TSA) at the central bank as part of an anti-corruption drive. Money recovered from alleged graft would also be put in the account.
The police on Thursday said they had launched a nationwide exercise to recover stolen funds, to be placed in the TSA, during which it discovered money related to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) Liquefied Natural Gas business unit.
Police recovered “$470,519,889.10 belonging to NNPC Brass/LNG Investment hidden in some commercial banks after the directives of the federal government on TSA,” police spokesman Jimoh Moshood said in an emailed statement.
Moshood, who said the recovery followed an investigation by specialist police units, did not state when the money was recovered.
A spokesman for NNPC did not immediately respond to phone calls and text messages requesting comment.
Buhari plans to seek a second term in a presidential elections scheduled to take place in February 2019.
Nigeria, Africa’s top crude oil producer and which has one of the continent’s largest economies, in early 2017 emerged from its first recession in 25 years, which was largely caused by low oil prices. (Reporting by Tife Owolabi; Writing by Alexis Akwagyiram Editing by Leslie Adler)
Naira Gains 0.05% at I&E, Loses 0.08% at Interbank, Flat at BDC - BUSINESS POST
By Dipo Olowookere
The local currency traded mixed against the United States Dollar at the various segments of the foreign exchange (forex) market this week.
Specifically, at the close of the trading week, the NGN/USD exchange rate, according to Cowry Asset, remained unchanged at both the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment and the parallel market to close at N359/$ and N362/$ respectively.
This was as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continued with its weekly intervention of which the sum of $210 million was injected by CBN into the foreign exchange market via the Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS).
A breakdown of the intervention showed that $100 million was allocated to Wholesale SMIS, $55 million was allocated to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, while $55 million was sold for invisibles.
At the close of the week, the Naira gained against the Dollar at the Investors & Exporters Forex Window (I&E FXW) by 0.05 percent to close at N363.84.
However, the local currency fell by 0.08 percent to N362.82/$ at the interbank foreign exchange market.
Meanwhile, most dated foreign exchange forward contracts at the interbank over-the-counter (OTC) segment appreciated – 1 month, 2 months, 3 months and 6 months gained 0.07 percent, 0.06 percent, 0.04 percent and 0.07 percent to close at N367.26/$, N370.69/$, N374.08/$ and N384.99/$ respectively.
However, spot and 1-year rates depreciated by 0.02 percent and 048 percent to close at N306.55/$ and N411.87/$ respectively.
Bank of Agriculture to get N250 billion lifeline - THE GUARDIAN
By Clara Nwachukwu, Business Editor
Explains non-revocation of privatisation licences • BPE misses N300bn contribution to national budget funding
The Federal Government yesterday said that it would boost the operations of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), with N250 billion to enable it to grant credit access to farmers.
Disclosing this in Lagos, yesterday, at a Stakeholders Media Interactive Forum, organised by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), its Director-General, Dr. Alex Okoh, said the recapitalisation of BOA became imperative, as current capitalisation is negative.
Okoh explained that equity holding in the recapitalised bank will be in the ratio of 40 per cent to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI); 20 per cent to the private sector, and the remaining 40 per cent to active farmers.
He added that the recapitalisation, which is in line with current restructuring/commercialisation efforts, will also “lead to the emergence of an Agriculture Micro Finance Bank that will provide capital for small scale farmers thereby boosting productivity in the sector,” just as “the process of appointing a Transaction Adviser to superintend the process is nearing completion.” This comes as the Bureau admitted that it would not be able to meet its share of about N300billion contribution to the N8.612 trillion 2018 National Budget before year end as expected.
The sum was expected to have been generated from the sale of some power plants in Nigeria, including Afam, Geregu, Calabar, and Omotosho, which process should have been completed this year.
Okoh revealed that the Yola plant, which was returned back to the government in 2015 by its previous core investor, Integrated Energy and distribution Management Services, was expected to have reached financial close by November, but for the delay in the appointment of transaction advisers for the process.
However, the sale of the asset and others billed for such purpose have now been moved to January 2019. Regarding the success and perceived failure of the privatisation of the power sector, the Minister of Information, also Chairman, Stakeholders’ Engagement Committee, National Council on Privation (NCP), Lai Mohammed, insisted that the process was a success given the milestones so far achieved by this administration.
Mohammed, during a Q&A, defended that the reason the Federal Government has not revoked some of the sales as being clamoured is because of its respect for the sanctity of contracts, contrary to accusations.
He said: “We (Government) did not want to send the wrong signals, so we didn’t want to revoke any agreement entered into in the power sector,” even as he agreed that the generation and distribution companies have not performed optimally. As far as the Minister is concerned, significant milestones had been recorded in the sector since 2015, including plans to pump into the national grid, additional 2,000 megawatts (MW) by December, to bring capacity to about 9,000MW from less than 3,000MW upon takeover. This is in addition to expanding the transmission capacity to 5,000MW.
Aside from the provision of a N701-billion Power Assurance Guarantee, to assure gas suppliers and GenCos that government will pay for whatever power supplied to the DisCos, Mohammed reassured that once ongoing reforms gain higher ground, more impact would be felt. He pleaded with all stakeholders, including the media to pass on the true information regarding the privatisation exercise to stem the push-backs and criticisms the process had generated.
He reiterated that the parts of the objectives of the commercialisation and privatisation exercise include abrogating public sector monopoly to give room for private sector participating in key sectors of the economy as well as creating policies to encourage and guide such participation and a host of others.
