Naira depreciated with the US dollar in an official window on Thursday.
Foreign currency data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shows that Naira rose to N1.552.53/$ 1 from N1, 531.25/$ 1 which was traded on Wednesday.
This shows that Naira depreciated by N21.28 to the dollar every day.
In the black market, Naira traded N1, 560/$ 1 compared to N1, 555/$ 1 for the previous day.
This is the loss of N5 for local currencies.
Also read: Naira Trades N1, 536/$ in the Official Market
Naira lost N15 to British pounds to be traded on N2,020/£ 1 compared to the previous day level N2,005 \ £ 1.
Canadian dollars closed flat at N1.150/Ca $ 1.
Naira lost the N10 to Euro to trade in ₦ 1, 670/€ 1 compared to the previous day ₦ 1,660/€ 1.
By: Babajide Okeowo
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