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CBN Speaks On Alleged Plan To Convert $30bn Domiciliary Deposits To Naira
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has refuted claims of intending to convert $30 billion domiciliary deposits into naira.
Reports suggested that the Federal Government and the CBN contemplated converting domiciliary accounts to naira to stabilize the naira.
There were strong indications that the Federal Government was considering a policy that would have resulted in the conversion of foreign currencies in domiciliary accounts of citizens to naira to stabilize the national currency, which had recorded its worst performance in history earlier in the week.
CBN Governor, Michael Cardoso
If it had gone ahead with the plan, the government would have ordered the conversion of foreign currencies sitting idly in individuals’ and corporate organizations’ domiciliary accounts to naira at a rate determined by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Top Presidency sources told Saturday PUNCH that the move was meant to stabilize the naira, which had recorded its biggest fall in the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market on Monday, depreciating by 24 per cent to close at N1,348 per dollar.
However, the CBN dismissed these reports as ‘fake news’ on its official X page.
CBN Governor, Michael Cardoso In a group photograph with Minister of Finance Wale Edun and EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede
It said: “No plans to convert $30bn domiciliary deposits to naira. This news is fake
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