See the latest exchange rates of Naira

The rate at which the value of naira depreciates over the last few months have been so alarming, but the last few days seem to have the worse of it. On Tuesday February 17, it was N348 to $ 1, yesterday morning (February 18) it increased to N358 to $1. At night, which is now the latest, it became N400 to $1. Only God knows what the outcome will be today.

Source: The Guardian‎

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