Regulatory Alerts2008-10-02 | TED-FEM-FPC-GEN-01-104-08Closure of Foreign Exchange Market on Monday and Wednesday September 29th and October 1st, 2008
This is a notification from the Central Bank of Nigeria's Trade & Exchange Department. Due to the Federal Government declaring Monday, September 29th and Wednesday, October 1st as public holidays for Id-El-Fitr and Independence Day celebrations, authorized foreign exchange market dealers have been informed that there will be no foreign exchange market operations on those days. The market is scheduled to reopen for business on Monday, October 6th, 2008.
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Our Ref: TED/FEM/GEN/FPC/01/103 September 26, 2008 E-mail: ted@cenbank.org TO ALL AUTHORISED DEALERS
CLOSURE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH AND OCTOBER 1ST, 2008
H. A. SALAKO For: Ag DIRECTOR TRADE & EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT Central Bank of Nigeria Central Business District P.M.B. 0187 Garki, Abuja IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECLARATION OF MONDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER TO WEDNESDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2008 AS PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO CELEBRATE ID-EL- FITRI AND NIGERIA INDEPENDENCE DAY, AUTHORISED DEALERS ARE HEREBY INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET ON MONDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER AND WEDNESDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2008.
HOWEVER, THE MARKET WILL RE-OPEN FOR BUSINESS ON MONDAY 6TH OCTOBER, 2008.