Economy
Naira exchange rate for Thursday afternoon, January 20

The Naira exchange rate in the parallel market for Thursday afternoon, January 20, 2022, as confirmed by Bureau De Change operators in Abuja, is as follows:
Date |
Currency |
Buying (NGN) |
Central (NGN) |
Selling (NGN) |
20/01/2022 | US Dollars | 571.00 | 573.00 | 575.00 |
======== | British Pounds | 762.00 | 764.50 | 767.00 |
======== | Euro | 653.00 | 655.50 | 658.00 |
Meanwhile, the official exchange rate as supplied by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the same period is:
Date |
Currency |
Buying (NGN) |
Central (NGN) |
Selling (NGN) |
20/01/2022 | US Dollars | 414.3 | 414.8 | 415.3 |
======== | British Pounds | 564.8566 | 565.5383 | 566.22 |
======== | Euro | 469.8576 | 470.4247 | 470.9917 |
======== | Swiss franc | 452.0458 | 452.5914 | 453.1369 |
======== | Yen | 3.6187 | 3.623 | 3.6274 |
======== | CFA | 0.6983 | 0.7083 | 0.7183 |
======== | WAUA | 580.3913 | 581.0918 | 581.7922 |
======== | Yuan/Renminbi | 65.2709 | 65.3502 | 65.4294 |
======== | Riyal | 110.4358 | 110.5691 | 110.7024 |
======== | South African Rand | 26.9553 | 26.9878 | 27.0203 |
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