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BREAKING: Naira Gains Massively At Black Market On Christmas As Dollar Falls
Naira has gained massively at the black market on Christmas with dollar falling.
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Newsone reports that the Nigerian official currency, Naira has gained against the United States dollar, exchanging at N555/$1 after opening the week at N570 per dollar on Monday, December 20, 2021.
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A survey conducted by Newsone Nigeria at the Bureau De Change (BDC) market in Ogba area of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, on Christmas Day, Saturday morning, December 25, 2021, showed that the naira to usd exchanged at N555/$1, gaining N15 from the N570 position of 1 dollars to naira it started the week with though still poor compared to when usd to naira exchanged for N530/$1 on November 11, 2021.
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Naira to dollar gains at Black market (parallel market) 
The exchange rate between the naira to dollar and dollar to naira on Saturday morning, December 25, 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.
The local currency opened at N555.00 per $1 at the parallel market otherwise known as the black market, today, Saturday, 25 December 2021, in Lagos Nigeria after it closed N565.00 per $1 on Friday, 24 December 2021.
Newsone Nigeria reports that at the black market, the players buy a dollar for N550 and sell for N555 on Saturday morning, December 25, 2021 after they bought N560 and sold for N565 on Friday, 24 December 2021.
CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
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 ₦555 per $1 today, 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.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the USD started this week at ₦570 in Parallel Market also known as Black Market on Monday, December 20, 2021 in Lagos Nigeria, after it opened at ₦572 last week Monday, December 13, 2021.
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.
