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Naira Depreciates By 41% Against Dollar Despite CBN Interventions In 2024

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The Naira depreciated by 41% and 26% against the dollar in the official and parallel foreign exchange markets, respectively, to end 2024, despite interventions from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

This comes as DAILY POST reports that the exchange rate against the dollar closed at N1,538.25 in the last trading session of 2024.

On a year-on-year basis, the Naira fell by 41% when compared to N907.11 per dollar at the end of 2023, according to FMDQ data.

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Similarly, the Naira weakened by 26.6% at the black market compared to the N1,215 per dollar exchange rate at the end of 2023.

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The depreciation in both markets occurred despite the rollout of policy interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria under Olayemi Cardoso.

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Recall that in May 2024, the apex bank introduced fresh guidelines for Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in Nigeria to regulate their activities.

At different intervals, the CBN also intervened in the FX market, supplying dollars to licensed BDC operators at a subsidized rate.

The latest intervention by the CBN was the introduction of the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS) in 2024.

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In the 2025 projection, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his annual budget presentation, benchmarked the exchange rate at N1,500 per dollar.
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NNPCL Revenue, Profit Soar To N5.08tn, N447bn In October

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced a significant revenue increase to N5.078 trillion for October 2025.

The state-owned firm disclosed this in its monthly financial report released on Saturday.

According to the financial report, from N5.078 revenue in October, the company posted a N447 profit after tax.

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The figure represents a significant 19.2 percent increase in revenue from N4.26 trillion and a 106 percent rise in PAT from N216 billion in September 2025.

The report stated that from January to September, NNPCL paid N11.150 trillion in statutory payments to the federation.

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Four days ago, NNPCL posted a total of N45.1 trillion as total revenue for the 2024 financial year.

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NNPCL Reveals Reason Behind N5.4trn Profit After Tax

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The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Bayo Ojulari, has explained that the state-owned firm’s N5.4 trillion profit after tax declaration in its 2024 financial statements indicates that the country has begun to reap the benefits of the Petroleum Industry Act.

He made this explanation in an interview released on NNPCL’s X account on Friday.

Recall that NNPCL declared a significant N5.4 trillion PAT from a total revenue of N45.1 trillion in 2024.

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Reacting, Ojulari said the earnings result demonstrated the state-owned firm’s commitment to transparency.

This earning is our first step in going out there to make ourselves more visible and demonstrate our commitment towards transparency. The profit of N5.4 trillion is quite significant. What that indicates is that we are beginning to reap the benefits of the Petroleum Industry Act.”

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According to DAILY POST, since Ojulari’s appointment in April 2025, NNPCL has been consistent in making its monthly financial records public.

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CBN Directs Nigerian Banks To Withdraw Misleading Advertisement

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Nigerian banks, payment service banks and other financial institutions to immediately withdraw all advertisements that violate consumer-protection rules.

The directive, issued in a circular dated Thursday and signed by Olubunmi Ayodele-Oni, director of the CBN’s compliance department, followed a review of marketing practices in the financial sector.

The apex bank said the assessment revealed inconsistencies in how institutions apply disclosure, transparency and fair-marketing requirements.

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The CBN ordered the removal of all non-compliant adverts and warned that future promotional materials must be factual, balanced and transparent.

It banned misleading claims, exaggerated benefits, incomplete information, unaudited financial results and comparative language that could de-market competitors.
The regulator of Nigeria’s financial sector also prohibited chance-based promotional inducements such as lotteries, prize draws and lucky dips.

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Accordingly, institutions submitting adverts for prior notification must now include campaign timelines, creative materials, target audience details and written confirmation of internal legal and compliance clearance, along with proof that the underlying product has CBN approval.

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The bank clarified that such notifications are only for monitoring and do not amount to approval.
All affected institutions must file a compliance attestation within 30 days, signed by the chief executive and compliance leads.

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The CBN added that beginning January 2026, it will conduct a follow-up review and apply sanctions for violations under BOFIA 2020 and the Consumer Protection Regulations.

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