A survey conducted by Newsone Nigeria at the Bureau De Change (BDC) market in Ogba area of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, on Thursday morning, December 23, 2021, showed that the naira to usd exchanged at N565/$1, gaining N5 from the N570 positionof 1 dollars to naira it started the week with though still poor compared to when usd to nairaexchanged for N530/$1.
Naira to dollar gains at Black market (parallel market)
The exchange rate between the naira to dollar and dollar to naira on Thursday morning, December 23, showed that the Nigerian official currency, Naira has gained against the United States dollar days after it opened the week on the rise which saw it exchanging at N570 per dollar on Monday, December 20, 2021.
Meanwhile, Newsone Nigeria reports that this is coming months after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had on July 27, 2021, suspended foreign exchange (forex) sales to BDC operators and directed all those with a genuine need for forex to revert to banks. The naira lost value at a whooping N85 to the dollar in less than two months from N490/$1 to N575/$1 on September 20.
Even though the dollar to naira opened in the parallel market at ₦565per $1, Newsone reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognise the parallel market, otherwise known as the black market. The apex bank has therefore directed anyone who requires forex to approach their bank, insisting that the I&E window is the only known exchange.
Euro and Pounds fall as Naira gains massively at black market
Newsone reports that part from gaining against dollar, the Nigerian naira also enjoyed massive gain against euro and pounds at the parallel market better known as the black market on Thursday morning.
Disclaimer: NEWSONE NIGERIA does not set or determine forex rates. The official NAFEX rates are obtained from the website of the FMDQOTC. Parallel market rates (black market rates) are obtained from various sources including online media outlets. The rates you buy or sell forex may be different from what is captured in this article.
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