Nigeria - 1985 - Finance

Foreign Currency Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to authorize citizens of Nigeria, persons resident in Nigeria, corporate bodies in Nigeria, diplomats, foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations to import foreign currency and deposit same in a designated local bank account maintained in an approved foreign currency.

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Foreign Currency Act Current Version

January 2022

This is an Act to authorize citizens of Nigeria, persons resident in Nigeria, corporate bodies in Nigeria, diplomats, foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations to import foreign currency and deposit same in a designated local bank account maintained in an approved foreign currency.

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