Naira started in June 2022 on a free fall against the dollar on the black market.
Glamtush reports that the Nigerian official currency, the Naira crashed at the parallel market also known as the black market on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, trading at ₦605 per a dollar with Bureau De Change (BDC) operators buying at ₦600 per a dollar and selling at ₦605/$1 as at 3:15 pm in the Lagos market on Wednesday afternoon.
While BDC operators popularly known as Abokis in the parallel market (black market), bought a dollar at ₦600 per a dollar and sold at ₦605 per a dollar on Wednesday afternoon, 1st June 2022, at the official market, the exchange rate between the Naira and the US dollar according to the data from the official forex market, showed that the naira opened at ₦415.5347 on Wednesday afternoon after closing ₦415.161 the previous day, Tuesday, 31st May 2022.
“The only exchange rate remains the I&E window, which is the market we expect everybody who wishes to procure or sell forex to get it,” said the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
“I am sorry to say that I do not, and I do not intend to recognise any FX in the market.
“Go to your bank. Even if your limit is above what the bank is selling, put it forward, and we will look into it. If you want to sell the dollar, go to your bank and sell it,” he said during a press briefing on September 17, 2021.
