The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday directed commercial lenders to pay for their dollar purchases 48 hours in advance in a move aimed at curbing foreign exchange demand, traders said.
"We are now required to deposit the naira equivalent of our total forex bids to the central bank 48 hou
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