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Naira free fall: FG printed too much money, Gov Otti laments

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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has lamented the free fall of the naira, saying the Federal Government printed too much money in circulation.

The governor stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.

“I believe that the major problem we have is financial discipline. We are dealing with an economy where we printed so much money, at the last count, we will be nearing N30 trillion,” he said.
“So what happens with ways and means is that the quantum of goods that you have available in an economy does not increase with the quantity of money that you print.”

Consumption To Production
During the interview, the governor, who is a member of the Labour Party (LP), said the nation must move from consumption to production for the economy to recover.

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He condemned the situation whereby Africa’s largest economy imports virtually every product, saying it piles much pressure on the foreign market.

“The issue of production versus consumption, if the economy must recover, we must move to production.

“That does not necessarily mean we will reduce consumption; what it means is that we will be consuming what we produce, to the extent that we are importing virtually everything. You keep piling pressure on the foreign exchange market,” he said.

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SEE Black Market Dollar To Naira Exchange Rate in Lagos and FCT today, 7th February 2025

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The official naira black market exchange rate in Lagos and FCT, Abuja today including the Black Market rates, Bureau De Change (BDC), and CBN rates.

According to Bureau De Change (BDC) sources in the Ogba and Ikeja axis of Lagos state, the exchange rate for a dollar to naira at the Parallel Market (Black Market) is N1700 on Friday, February 7th, 2024, players bought a dollar for N1685 and sold it for N1700.

Bureau De Change (BDC) sources in Gwarimpa and Gwagwalada in FCT buy a dollar for N1685 and sell it for N1700 on Friday, February 7th, 2024.

Please note that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognize the parallel market (black market), as it has directed individuals who want to engage in Forex to approach their respective banks.

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Dollar to Naira Black Market Rate Lagos
Dollar to Naira (USD to NGN) Black Market Exchange Rate Today
Buying Rate N1685
Selling Rate N1700
Dollar to Naira Black Market Rate FCT, Abuja
Dollar to Naira (USD to NGN) CBN Rate Today
Buying Rate N1685
Selling Rate N1700
Please note that the rates you buy or sell forex may differ from what is captured in this article because prices vary from state to state across Nigeria.

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CBN lists conditions for sale of FX to BDC operators

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has issued guidelines for the sale of foreign exchange (FX) to Bureaux De Change, BDC, operators.

The modalities are outlined in a statement issued by the Trade and Exchange Department of the CBN on Wednesday.

The Apex Bank stated that this is in response to its earlier authorization granting temporary access to existing BDCs to the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) for the purchase of FX from authorized dealers.

The CBN noted that authorized dealers are only allowed to sell foreign exchange cash to BDCs, subject to a maximum of USD 25,000.00 per week per BDC.

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The Apex Bank warned that any breach of this condition will attract appropriate sanctions.

The CBN emphasized that the selling rate by authorized dealers to BDCs shall be the prevailing day rate at the NFEM window.

According to the statement from the bank, “foreign exchange cash purchased by BDCs from authorized dealer banks shall be sold to foreign exchange end-users at a rate not exceeding a one percent margin above the buying rate.

“While the one percent margin stated above shall be applicable to all funds to be retailed by BDCs, regardless of the source of funds.”

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Bank of England cuts interest rate to 4.5%

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The Bank of England, on Thursday, reduced its key interest rate by a quarter point to 4.5 percent to help support weak British growth even if UK inflation stays elevated.

“We’ll be monitoring the UK economy and global developments very closely and taking a gradual and careful approach to reducing rates further,” governor Andrew Bailey said following the expected decision.

“It will be welcome news that we have been able to cut interest rates again today.

“We’ll be monitoring the UK economy and global developments very closely and taking a gradual and careful approach to reducing rates further.”

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The details of the rate cut is on the Bank’s website, titled, “Bank Rate reduced to 4.5% – February 2025.”

According to the Bank, “At its meeting ending on 5 February 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, voted by a majority of 7–2 to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4.5%.

“Two members preferred to reduce Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 4.25%.

“There has been substantial progress on disinflation over the past two years, as previous external shocks have receded, and as the restrictive stance of monetary policy has curbed second-round effects and stabilised longer-term inflation expectations.

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“That progress has allowed the MPC to withdraw gradually some degree of policy restraint, while maintaining Bank Rate in restrictive territory so as to continue to squeeze out persistent inflationary pressures.

“CPI inflation was 2.5% in 2024 Q4. Domestic inflationary pressures are moderating, but they remain somewhat elevated, and some indicators have eased more slowly than expected.

“Higher global energy costs and regulated price changes are expected to push up headline CPI inflation to 3.7% in 2025 Q3, even as underlying domestic inflationary pressures are expected to wane further.

“While CPI inflation is expected to fall back to around the 2% target thereafter, the Committee will pay close attention to any consequent signs of more lasting inflationary pressures.”

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