CBN Settles Only $3.8bn Out Of $7bn FX Backlog, Declares Balance ‘Illegitimate’

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has paid $1.5bn as settlement for the balance of the valid foreign exchange backlogs the new governor, Olayemi Cardoso, inherited when he assumed office last year.

In total, the CBN settled only $3.8bn out of the $7bn forex backlog claims inherited by the governor, leaving $3.2bn as illegitimate transactions.