- The value of the Nigerian currency improved against the US dollar at the official foreign exchange market
- Nigerian currency appreciation was witnessed at both the official and unofficial foreign exchange markets
- A new official exchange rate has been confirmed for clearing goods in the nation’s ports by Nigeria Customs
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Nigerian currency, the naira appreciated against the United States dollar in the official market and unofficial markets.
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According to data from FMDQ securities, the Nigerian Naira in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) segment of the market on Friday, February 9 ppreciated against the United States Dollar to N1,469.97/$.
This represents a 0.64% or N9.50 improvement when compared to Thursday’s closing price of N1,469.97/$1.
Naira exchange rate to Pounds
It was, however, a slightly different story for the naira against the British Pound Sterling and also the Euro in the official market.
CBN data shows that naira depreciated against the Pound Sterling by N47.22 to close at N1,872.04/£1 versus Thursday’s exchange rate of N1,824.82/£1.
While against the Euro, it lost N42.44 to sell for N1,599.06/€1, in contrast to the preceding day’s N1,556.62/€1.
Naira to dollar unofficial market
It was good news for the Naira as it gained against the dollar in the two unofficial markets, the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) window and the Black market.
Checks by Legit.ng show that in the P2P window, the naira closed Friday’s trade appreciating by N2 to settle at N1,468/$1, compared to the previous day’s N1,470/$1.
Also, in the black market, the Nigerian currency improved its value against the dollar by N10, trading at N1,490/$1, compared to the previous day’s value of N1,500/$1.
FG agrees on new official Naira to dollar exchange rate
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the federal government has adopted a new official exchange rate set by the CBN and Nigeria Customs has implemented it.
The latest adjustment captured on the federal government’s single-window trade portal shows that importers will now pay N1,417.635 per dollar.
The new exchange rate represents a slight increase of 0.28% compared to the previous rate of N1413.62/$.
Source: Legit.ng
