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The naira closed out July on a stable footing against the United States dollar, extending a run of calm that has defined Nigeria’s foreign exchange market through much of 2026 and narrowing the long standing gap between official and street rates. At the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the dollar traded around ₦1,360…
The Nigerian naira lost more ground in the parallel market on Monday, sliding to N1,420 against the United States dollar from N1,406 recorded at the close of last week, even as the currency held its footing in the official window. The divergence has quietly reopened a gap that policymakers spent much of the first…
The naira eased further against the United States dollar on Tuesday, closing weaker in both the parallel and official windows as sustained demand for foreign currency continued to test the relative calm that has defined Nigeria’s foreign exchange market for much of 2026. At the parallel market, the currency weakened to N1,405 per…
The naira turned in a mixed showing against the United States dollar on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, steady at the official window even as it lost a little ground on the streets, a pattern that has come to define the currency’s day to day movement in recent months. At the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange…
The naira opened the week on solid footing, trading at around ₦1,363.41 to the United States dollar at the official window on Monday, June 22, 2026, as the gap between the formal and street markets stayed unusually slim. The figure, drawn from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, reflects the volume-weighted average that the Central…
The naira weakened to N1,410 against the United States dollar in the parallel market on Thursday, easing from N1,405 a day earlier, as renewed demand pressure pushed the currency lower across both segments of Nigeria’s foreign exchange market. At the official window, the currency also lost ground. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria…
The Nigerian naira maintained relative stability against the United States dollar on Thursday, June 4, 2026, trading within a tight band across both the official and parallel foreign exchange windows as market reforms continued to anchor price discovery. At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the naira was quoted at approximately N1,373.25 per dollar,…
Nigeria’s currency held firm against the United States Dollar in the early hours of Thursday, May 21, 2026, trading at 1,371.25 per Dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, the official window for formal currency trade, following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to retain its benchmark interest rate unchanged. The Monetary Policy Committee…
The Nigerian naira recorded a mixed performance against the United States dollar on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, closing at ₦1,373.65 per dollar at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, a marginal depreciation of 15 kobo from the previous session’s rate of ₦1,373.50, according to data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria. At the…
The Nigerian naira recorded slight movements against the United States dollar in both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Monday, May 18, 2026, as demand pressure for foreign currency continued to weigh on the market. Data from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market showed the official exchange rate hovering around N1,371 per dollar,…