Naira falls at FX markets despite increase in dollar liquidity

Tuesday, 15th June 2021: The exchange rate between naira and the US dollar closed at N411.75/$1 at the official Investors and Exporters window. Naira depreciated against the US dollar on Tuesday to close at N411.75 to a dollar. This represents a 95kobo decline compared to  N410.8/$1 recorded on Friday, 11th June 2021. Also, the naira […]

Exchange rate appreciates at official window following FX liquidity improvement by 262%

Wednesday, 9th June 2021: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N410.95/$1 at the official Investors and Exporters window. Naira appreciated against the US dollar on Wednesday to close at N410.95 to a dollar, representing a 0.13% gain compared to N411.50/$1 recorded on Tuesday, 8th June 2021. However, the naira maintained

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Naira depreciates at official window as dollar supply drops significantly by 58.5%

Tuesday, 8th June 2021: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N411.50/$1 at the official Investors and Exporters window. Naira depreciated against the US dollar on Tuesday to close at N411.50 to a dollar, representing a 0.1% loss compared to N411.07/$1 recorded on Monday, 7th June 2021. However, the naira remained

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Forex scarcity despite oil prices selling as high as $71pb? This article explains why.

Brent crude oil reached $71 last week as it headed to a second consecutive week of gains on signs of a recovery in demand from the United States to Europe, increasing optimism among producers with OPEC+ confirming its plans to ease the production cuts by 840,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July. Although oil prices

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Naira crashes to record N502/$1 at the black market as forex speculation increases

Friday, 4th June 2021: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N410.75/$1 at the official Investors and Exporters window. Naira appreciated against the US dollar on Friday to close at N410.75 to a dollar, representing a 0.04% gain compared to N410.9/$1 recorded on Thursday, 3rd June 2021. However, the naira

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Exchange rate depreciates at the black market as ABCON threatens street trading clampdown

Thursday, 3rd June 2021: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed as at N410.9/$1 at the official Investors and Exporters window. Naira appreciated against the US dollar on Thursday to close at N410.9 to a dollar, representing a 0.04 gain compared to N411.06/$1 recorded on Wednesday, 2nd June 2021. On the

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Naira falls at the NAFEX window as Nigeria’s external reserve dips $1 billion

Friday 28th May 2021: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N412/$1 at the Investors and Exporters forex window. The naira depreciated against the US dollar on Friday at the official NAFEX window to close at N412 to a dollar. This represents a 0.24% decline compared to N411/$1 recorded on

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Naira falls to N495/$1 at parallel market as external reserve loses about $1 billion in 6 weeks

Thursday, 27th May 2021: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N411/$1 at the Importers and Exporters window, where forex is traded officially. The Naira appreciated further against the US dollar on Thursday at the official NAFEX window to close at N411 to a dollar. This represents a 0.12% gain when

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Naira falls at black market as it prepares for a N500/$1 exchange rate following CBN devaluation

Wednesday, 26th May 2021: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N411.50/$1 at the Importers and Exporters window, where forex is traded officially. The Naira appreciated against the US dollar on Wednesday at the official NAFEX window to close at N411.50 to a dollar. This represents a 0.01% gain when compared

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Naira falls at parallel market as CBN formally adjusts official rate to N410.25/$

Tuesday, 25th May 2021: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N411.56/$1 at the Importers and Exporters window, where forex is traded officially. Naira depreciated against the US dollar on Tuesday at the official NAFEX window to close at N411.56 to a dollar. This represents a 0.08% drop when compared to

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