CBN releases $380m in 2 days, Naira gains

NAN>>>  The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has pumped a total $380million within two days into the Foreign Exchange Market. And the effect: a further strengthening of the Naira.

The first tranche of $280m was released on Tuesday, On Wednesday, the bank offered additional $100 million  to authorised dealers to meet the 7 to 15-day forwards requests of customers.

Xenophobic attacks, US dollar top Google search

Agency Report>>>  The xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa is one of the mostly searched items on Google this week, the company announced on Thursday.

Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the search was from Feb. 23 to March 1.