The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Monday that the nation's foreign external reserve stood at 45.43 billion dollars as of Jan. 23. The bank disclosed this in a data provided on its website.
According to the apex bank, the figure represented an increase of 2.87 per cent over the preceding figure of 45.35 billion dollars on Jan. 22.
The bank said external reserves had grown by 34.76 per cent in 2012 to over 44 billion dollars.
External reserves continued its upward trend in 2013 as oil prices rise at the international market.
The CBN said external reserves could not meet up with the 50 billion dollar target set by the Federal Government by the end of 2012
NaijaToday
We hope this money is used for developmental things in the future. That is how i expect our leaders to be thinking