2007-02-01 | TED/FEM/FPC/01/21/06

Closure of Foreign Exchange Market for Christmas, New Year and Id-El-Kabir Holidays

In light of the upcoming public holidays for Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year, and Id-El-Kabir, the Central Bank of Nigeria's Foreign Exchange Market will be closed from December 25th to January 1st. The market will reopen on Monday, January 8th, 2007. We wish everyone a joyous holiday season. (O. O. Akanji, Director Trade & Exchange Department)

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Central Bank of Nigeria Central Business District P.M.B. 0187 Garki, Abuja 09 616 37 804 09 616 37 802 December 22, 2006 Our Ref:TED-FEM-GEN-FPC-01-19 E-mail: ted@cenbank.org TO ALL AUTHORISED DEALERS CLOSURE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET FOR CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR AND ID-EL-KA BIR HOLIDAYS In consideration of the Federal Government declaration of 25th and 26th December, 2006 and 1st - 3rd January, 2007 as public holidays in celebration of Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year and Id-El-Kabir respectively, Authorised Dealers are hereby informed that there would be no Foreign Exchange Market on these dates. However, the market will re-open on Monday, 8th January, 2007. We wish you all a happy celebration.

O. O. Akanji (Mrs) Director Trade & Exchange Department