Dollar rate margin widens in black, official markets by over N300, as naira falls across channels
November 2,2022
Bureau De Change operators continue to sell the United States dollar at a premium price in the black market, maintaining its over N300 difference when compared to the rate in the official market.
This is despite the average rate of the dollar going for N800 on Tuesday, in contrast to the about N865 the American greenback exchanged for during trading the previous day.
On Monday, demand for the USD had gone haywire after reports circulated that President Muhammadu Buhari was in support of the release of the redesigned naira notes.
Report of President Buhari’s position on the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday sent the dollar rate above N800 from the N790 it was sold in the black market on Friday
With the dollar stabilising above N800, it gives credence to the statement of Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) President, Aminu Gwadabe, that, “I am not a prophet of doom and student of continuing naira depreciation but except fundamental goodwill and courage are demonstrated, the naira will continue to suffer loss in exchange for the greenbacks.”
Gwadabe had stated that the foreign policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were fueling the value of the US dollar against the naira, and creating a huge premium between official and parallel market rates
