NAIRA DEPRECIATES FURTHER, TRADES FOR N1600/$ AT PARALLEL MARKET

The naira depreciated against the United States dollars closing at N1,600/$ on Thursday at the parallel segment of the foreign exchange market. This rate is about N97 or 6.45 per cent higher than the N1,503/$ at the beginning of the week. The naira however appreciated slightly at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market trading at the rate of N1,498.25/$ from N1,503.38/$ recorded the previous day. This came as the Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday rolled out series of circulars to tackle foreign exchange racketeers and financial services operators engaged…

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