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Live-Rate Engine Room ’ll Ensure FX Price Discovery – ABCON
President, Association of Bureau-De-Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said last Friday that its soon-to-be launched live-rate engine room would ensure price discovery for the forex market.
Gwadabe told newsmen in Lagos that the launch, scheduled for April 30, was part of ABCON’s strategic alliance with the CBN, to ensure stable liquidity in the FX market.
According to him, the new engine room – www.naijabdcs.com will sustain transparent transactions in the BDC corridor, boost the morale of its members and ensure their continuous operations.
Gwadabe said that for a robust liquidity in the FX market, ABCON would also be introducing its FX trading platform, to generate inflows and attract Diaspora remittances.
“The proposed trading platform will generate job opportunities for teeming graduates, thereby reducing unemployment in the country,’’ he said.
In the area of infrastructural development, the ABCON chief said it had fully upgraded its ICT session, to ensure transparent operation and prompt rendition of weekly returns.
He noted that www.naijabdcs.com would serve as a veritable resource tool for investors coming into the country, as they would be furnished with the authentic prevailing rates in the market.
The financial expert said that in the era of ‘fake news’, committed journalists would find the engine room the first point of call in sourcing for data on the FX market.
Our source reports that BDCS have sustained strategic partnership with the CBN, to consolidate on FX stability in the country.
At the peak of naira volatility, BDCs also partnered with the CBN to ensure that the proceeds of International Money Transfer Operators and Diaspora remittances were leveraged on to defend the naira.
As data journalism gathers momentum in Nigeria, the launch of www.naijabdcs.com would fill the data gap in the reportage of money market.
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The expansion of international card limits also reflects growing confidence among lenders that foreign exchange liquidity has improved enough to support retail dollar transactions.
Speaking recently at the BusinessDay 14th Annual CEO Forum in Lagos, CBN Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the CBN said buying and selling activities now increasingly determine outcomes in the foreign exchange market, unlike in the past when market participants relied heavily on routine Central Bank interventions.
According to Cardoso, Nigeria’s net foreign exchange reserves have risen from just over $3 billion at the start of the reform programme to more than $40 billion, while gross reserves have climbed to about $52 billion, providing stronger confidence for investors and enabling the Central Bank to reserve interventions for periods of market stress rather than day-to-day liquidity management.
The restoration and expansion of international naira card spending limits are increasingly being seen as one of the clearest signs that the benefits of the CBN’s foreign exchange reforms are beginning to reach households, students and businesses making legitimate cross-border payments.
The Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer, WEC, Dr Angela Wilkinson, disclosed this in a statement, last Thursday.
“Nigeria’s participation comes at a pivotal time as the country seeks to expand energy access, strengthen energy security, accelerate gas development and mobilise the capital required for industrialisation and sustainable economic growth.
“WEC Nigeria will convene leaders from across the energy ecosystem, apply the WEC’s globally recognised Energy Trilemma framework to Nigeria’s unique context, and promote evidence-based dialogue, practical collaboration and informed policymaking.
“It will also ensure that Nigerian and broader African perspectives contribute meaningfully to global energy conversations,” she said.
Wilkinson expressed confidence that Nigeria would play a significant leadership role at the World Energy Congress scheduled for Riyadh in April 2027 and beyond.
The statement also quoted the Chairman of WEC Nigeria, Isa, as describing the country’s participation as an opportunity to deepen national and African leadership within the global energy community through practical solutions tailored to regional development priorities.
He said the platform would promote collaboration across sectors and attract sustainable investments into Nigeria’s energy sector.
The Chief Executive Officer of WEC Nigeria, Wunti, was quoted in the statement as saying that the council would connect leadership, evidence and investment to build a secure, affordable and sustainable energy system.
“This system will be capable of driving economic growth and shared prosperity.”
According to him, the platform will also connect Nigerian institutions and businesses with international knowledge, technology, partnerships and investment opportunities through the World Energy Council’s global network.
Recall that WEC, founded in 1923, is the world’s oldest independent and impartial community of energy leaders and practitioners, advancing informed, collaborative and practical action across the global energy system.