Despite efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to improve dollar liquidity across the foreign exchange segments and prop up Naira value, the Nigerian Naira dipped to N500 against the United States Dollar on Monday at the nation’s black market.

Last week, the CBN announced plans to increase forex allocation to Deposit Money Banks in a bid to ensure Nigerians access forex at a fair rate and not forced to patronise the black market operators with exuberant rates.

“The CBN agreed to increase the amount allocated to banks for travellers, Small and Medium Enterprises among others. The banks also agreed to operate something akin to foreign exchange imprest account such that the coffers of banks will be replenished so long as they retire the initial amounts to the satisfaction of the CBN”, stated Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department at the CBN.

The Naira quickly gained against its global counterparts, improving to N493 against the American Dollar last week before resuming its long-term bearish trend to N500/US$1 at the black market on Monday 21, June 2021.

The embattled currency depreciated in value against both the Euro and British Pound, exchanged at N590 and N710, respectively.

At the NAFEX window, the CBN new adopted official rate, the Naira traded at N411.67 to a United States Dollar on Monday while investors transacted $94.17 million during the trading hours of Monday.

At the Bureau De Exchange section of forex, Naira sold for N495 per US Dollar, N715 to a British Pound and N603 to a Euro.

 The Nigerian Naira lost N2 against the United States Dollar on Monday to N500 despite efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria to prop the local currency value.

The embattled currency remained pressured at N710 to a British Pound and N590 to a single Euro.  Naira opened at N500 to a United States Dollar on Tuesday.

Naira Black Market Exchange Rates

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Bureau De Change Naira Rates

Central Bank of Nigeria’s Official Naira Rates

The Nigerian Naira continues its decline against global counterparts after gaining on the back of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s proposed increase in foreign exchange supply to all forex operators across the country.

Naira gained on the parallel market to exchange at N493 against the United States Dollar on Tuesday 15, June 2021 before dropping to N497 on Wednesday 16, June 2021.

The local currency plunged as low as N502 to a United States Dollar on the parallel market before the CBN announced its plans to up liquidity in an effort to ease scarcity and speed up business activities in the largely import-dependent economy. See the Naira exchange rates across various sections of foreign exchange markets.

Naira Black Market Exchange Rates

Morning * Midday** Evening *** Final Rates

Bureau De Change Naira Rates

Central Bank of Nigeria’s Official Naira Rates