Naira: The Story of a Once-Upon-a-Time 'Powerful' Currency, by As-sayyidul Arafat   When writing this article, the dollar traded against Naira in the Black Market for #705/$. What initially started from #2 to €1 in the United Kingdom and #1 to $0.6 in the United States...

Blackmarket Speculators Loss As Naira Gains N70 Against US Dollars A few days after security personnel stormed several Bureau De Change (BDC) hubs in Abuja, Lagos and Kano, the naira has continued to strengthen on the black-market strengthening to N640 per dollar. Recall that at the...

Naira Strengthens To N665/$ At Parallel Market   The naira yesterday sustained its momentum at the parallel market, appreciating to N665 per dollar a few days after security operatives raided the Bureaux De Change (BDC) hub in Abuja. The development represents N30 or 4.3 per cent gain...

Just in: Naira Crashes to N710 to a Dollar The Nigerian naira has crashed further in the parallel market, trading for N710 against the U.S. dollar on the exchange platform Aboki Forex. Checks by Economic Confidential on Wednesday showed the current parallel market rate pegged at...

Naira Crash Due To Higher Dollar Demand, FX Supply Gaps   The naira crash to about N630 to dollar at the parallel market has been linked to higher dollar demand and foreign exchange (FX) supply constraints. However, the dollar to naira exchanges at N415.75 to one dollar,...

CBN To Sanction Customers Converting Naira To Dollar   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday read the riot act to bank customers, especially politicians, converting naira to the dollar as electioneering spending spike. The CBN, which also raised interest rate from 13 per cent to 14...