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Naira Scarcity: Fashola Advises CBN What To Do

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The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review its naira swap policy to reverse its negative impact on Nigerians.

Fashola, who made a live appearance on Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict on Monday, was reacting to the outcry over the widespread scarcity of the N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes since they were unveiled on November 23, 2022.

According to the CBN, the old versions of those denominations will no longer be legal tenders after February 10, 2023 as the apex bank targets hoarders of illicit funds in the buildup to the general elections.

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The minister bemoaned the hardship brought on by the directive of the apex bank, saying it was imperative that public officeholders reviewed their policies when they had the opposite effect than desired.

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I empathise with those challenges but some of them are the result of policy and it is the responsibility of public servants, especially those responsible for those policies to look back and say, ‘Did we intend to cause this pain?’

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“And if the policy is not working, perhaps you have to readjust and to also ask yourself whether you thought this through. As a public officer, before and now, I have had cause to reverse myself, when I saw that my policies were causing unintended results.

“So, I have no responsibility on those two areas and therefore I cannot speak to the details of the facts that are available to the policymakers but the important thing is that those policies are not yet delivering the results and are delivering a lot of inconvenience for [people],” he said.

 

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JUST IN: CBN Increases Interest Rate To 24.75%

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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has today concluded its two-day meeting for March 2024.

This meeting marks the second MPC meeting for the year 2024 and also the 294th meeting of the CBN.

The MPC at the end of today’s meeting elected to hike the MPR by 200 basis points.

The Committee voted as follows: Raise the MPR by 200bps to 24.75 from 22.75 per cent
Increase the asymmetric corridor to +100bps/-300 basic points.

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Retain the Cash Reserve Ratio of Deposit Money Banks at 45 per cent and Adjust the CRR of Merchant banks from 10 per cent to 14 per cent.

The CBN retains a liquidity ratio of 13 per cent.

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JUST IN: CBN Sells Forex To BDCs At N1,251/$1

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a circular to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators informing them that they sold $10,000 to each BDC at a rate of N1,251 per US dollar.

Nairametrics reports that the CBN, in a circular, instructed each BDC to sell the dollars to eligible customers at a rate not exceeding 1.5% above the purchase price.

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It reads: “We refer to our letter to you referenced TED/DIR/CON/GOM/001/071 in respect of the above subject wherein the CB approved a second tranche of sale of FX to eligible BDCs.

“We write to inform you of the sale of $10,000 to each BDC at the rate of N1,251/$1. The BDCs are to sell to eligible end users at a spread of NOT MORE THAN 1.5 per cent above the purchase price.”

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Financial Institution Launches Indigenous Micro Insurance Software To Boost Customers Confidence

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The acting Managing Director, Prudent Choice Micro Insurance, Mrs. Gloria Onosolease, has said that the launch of its indigenous micro insurance software, named Insuretech, will help boost customers confidence and ensure accountability in the sector.

She disclosed this during the official launch of its Insuretech software in Benin.

Mrs. Onosolease said the achievement will significantly shape the nascent micro insurance landscape in Nigeria and indeed, across the African continent.

Onosolease said the newly developed software heralds a pivotal advancement in enhancing customer interaction and satisfaction, while concurrently optimizing their internal operations to foster efficiency.

She added that in a fiercely competitive industry such as insurance, embracing technology is indispensable to their continuous success and sustainability.

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She said that the micro insurance sector in Nigeria, particularly in Edo State, is undergoing a phase of unprecedented growth with a population exceeding five million people where a substantial portion of which is engaged in low income and medium sized enterprises spanning rural, urban and semi-urban areas.

She said due to this, there exists an urgent demand for accessible and inclusive insurance solutions but regrettably, this demographic has long been underserved and marginalized in terms of insurance protection.

She further said that with the launch of Insuretech, it will help mitigate the financial risks encountered by low income earners and small to medium scale enterprises.

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