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Stephen Onyeiwu, Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College

Nigeria's new foreign exchange policy is good news - but it can't work wonders for the economy on its own

A man exchanges Nigeria's Naira for US dollars in Lagos in April 2021. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

The Central Bank of Nigeria recently announced changes to the way the country’s foreign exchange market will work. Foreign currencies can now be bought and sold at rates determined by the market – not by the central bank.

This signals the intention of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to allow market forces to determine the value of the naira.

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