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Headline : Naira Falls to N1,154/$1 at NAFEM, N1,120 at Black Market

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The Naira plunged against the US Dollar by N70 in the parallel market segment of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Thursday to settle at N1,120/$1, in contrast to Wednesdayโ€™s closing price of N1,050/$1.

Similarly, it had a bad day in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), which is the official market, as it slumped against the greenback by 7.6 per cent or N7.78 to close at N1,154.08/$1 compared with the previous dayโ€™s value of N1,072.74/$1.

However, the Nigerian currency close flat against the British Pound Sterling and the Euro in the spot market yesterday at N1,147.53/ยฃ1 and N1,220.17/โ‚ฌ1, respectively.

Recently, the local currency strengthened towards the N1,000 per Dollar mark following a string of policies instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and despite reassurance from the apex bank and fiscal authorities that it would intensify efforts, the rate at the official market tumbled.

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