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JUST IN: Dr. Olayemi Cardoso Assumes Duty As Acting CBN Governor
Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso, who was recently nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has on Friday, September 22, 2023, formally assumed duty, in an acting capacity, as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), pending his confirmation by the Senate.
This follows the resignation of Mr. Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Similarly, the Deputy-Governors-Designate have also assumed duty, in acting capacities, sequel to the formal resignation of Mr. Folashodun Shonubi, Mrs. Aishah Ahmad, Mr. Edward Lametek Adamu, and Dr. Kingsley Obiora as Deputy Governors of the CBN.
Dr. Cardoso and his colleagues subscribed to the relevant oaths of office at a brief ceremony
held at the Bank’s Head Office in Abuja, on Friday, September 2023, and have since settled
down to the task of administering monetary and financial sector policies of the Federal
Government.
An Economic and Development Policy Advisor, Financial Sector Leader, former Chairman
Citi Nigeria and Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos, Cardoso brings
over three decades of managerial experience on board.
He is an alumnus of Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom, where he studied managerial and administrative studies. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, United States of America.
Recall that Dr. Cardoso and his colleagues were appointed to their respective
positions at the Bank on September 15, 2023, subject to their confirmation by the Senate.
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Nigeria’s oil minister orders marketers to reduce fuel price
“While we believe that market forces will eventually restore equilibrium, the regulator also has a statutory responsibility to ensure that deregulation does not become an avenue for profiteering. This must be done in line with the extant provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act,”said Lokpobiri.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, at the NMDPRA General Counsel and Legal Advisers Forum, directed petroleum marketers to reduce fuel price .
At the two-day forum themed: “Beyond Compliance: Driving Regulatory Certainty and Investment Confidence in Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector, Lokpobiri noted that refiners and marketers have continued to sell petrol at elevated pump prices despite the significant decline in crude oil prices from a peak of $120 per barrel to about $72 per barrel last week.
He said: “Following de-escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States, we expected to see a commensurate downward adjustment in the prices of PMS and other petroleum products.However, that has not yet happened.”
“While we believe that market forces will eventually restore equilibrium, the regulator also has a statutory responsibility to ensure that deregulation does not become an avenue for profiteering. This must be done in line with the extant provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act,”said Lokpobiri.
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Naira Exchange Rates Tuesday, 30 June 2026
BLACK MARKET RATES
US DOLLAR (USD) ₦1, 390
GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) ₦1,855
EURO (EUR) ₦1, 585
BLACK MARKET RATES
US DOLLAR (USD) Buy ₦1, 390 Sell ₦1, 395
GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) Buy ₦1,855 Sell: ₦1,870
EURO (EUR) Buy ₦1, 585 Sell ₦1,605
CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD) Buy ₦1,030 Sell ₦1,100
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) Buy ₦75 Sell ₦90
UAE DIRHAM Buy ₦350 Sell ₦370
CHINESE YUAN Buy ₦180 Sell ₦200
GHANA CEDI (GHS) Buy ₦95 Sell ₦110
WEST AFRICAN CFA Buy ₦2, 380 Sell ₦2, 460
CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA Buy ₦2, 220 Sell 2,300
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR Buy ₦800 Sell ₦900
OFFICIAL CBN EXCHANGE RATES
US DOLLAR (USD) ₦1,383. 63
GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) ₦1,831.64
EURO (EUR) ₦1,578. 03
SWISS FRANC (CHF) ₦1,710.71
JAPANESE YEN (JPN) ₦8.55
CHINESE YUAN (CNY) ₦203. 65
WEST AFRICAN CFA (XOF) ₦2.40
WEST AFRICAN UNIT ACCOUNT (WAUA) ₦1,872. 07
SAUDI RIYAL (SAR) ₦368.43
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) ₦84.24
OFFICIAL CBN EXCHANGE RATES
US DOLLAR (USD) ₦1,380. 93
GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) ₦1,824.90
EURO (EUR) ₦1,577. 58
SWISS FRANC (CHF) ₦1,710.13
JAPANESE YEN (JPN) ₦8.54
CHINESE YUAN (CNY) ₦203. 13
WEST AFRICAN CFA (XOF) ₦2.39
WEST AFRICAN UNIT ACCOUNT (WAUA) ₦1,867. 05
SAUDI RIYAL (SAR) ₦367.72
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) ₦83. 89
BLACK MARKET RATES
US DOLLAR (USD) Buy ₦1, 393 Sell ₦1, 400
GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) Buy ₦1,850 Sell: ₦1,870
EURO (EUR) Buy ₦1, 580 Sell ₦1,600
CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD) Buy ₦1,030 Sell ₦1,100
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) Buy ₦75 Sell ₦90
UAE DIRHAM Buy ₦350 Sell ₦370
CHINESE YUAN Buy ₦180 Sell ₦200
GHANA CEDI (GHS) Buy ₦95 Sell ₦110
WEST AFRICAN CFA Buy ₦2, 380 Sell ₦2, 460
CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA Buy ₦2, 220 Sell 2,300
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR Buy ₦800 Sell ₦900
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