Naira slides as reserves rise to $46bn

Dailytrust | 26-01-2026 08:16pm |

The naira weakened against the US dollar at the official foreign exchange window on Friday, pressured by FX payment obligations that strained market liquidity, despite a modest increase in Nigeria’s external reserves. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the spot exchange rate depreciated by 0.21 per cent to close at N1,421.63

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