Naira slips to N1,340/$ as stronger U.S. Dollar widens gap between official, parallel markets

Nationaldailyng | 19-02-2026 09:55pm |

The naira depreciated slightly at the official market on Wednesday, closing at N1,340 per dollar compared to N1,337/$ recorded a day earlier, according to data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Trading figures from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) showed that the local currency fluctuated between N1,328/$ and N1,340/$ during intraday activity,

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