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The average yield on Nigerian Treasury bills crashed to 21% in the secondary market on Tuesday following an increased position across the curve. The buying momentum was supported by a surge in liquidity levels following inflows from matured OMO bills in the market.

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc reported more than 99% year on year decline in profitability in 2024, details from its audited financial statement showed. The consumer goods company’s net profit came at N3.45 billion from N29.5 billion in the comparable year in 2023, according to food producer’s audited report for the year.

The foreign currency scarcity problem caused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to intervene in the forex market five times in response to negative exchange rate movements. Overall, the apex bank injected $33 million to boost FX liquidity in the market.

Nigeria’s foreign exchange crisis has gotten so bad that even the monetary authority’s currency injections have not been able to reverse the value of the naira. It was a fight to survival in the foreign exchange market where sustained demand for imports forced the Nigerian naira to descend for a kiss with the dragon, which caused the local currency to bleed.