{"id":175618,"date":"2025-08-22T13:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/naira-records-first-appreciation-against-dollar-2"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:57:01","slug":"naira-records-first-appreciation-against-dollar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/naira-records-first-appreciation-against-dollar-2","title":{"rendered":"Naira records first appreciation against dollar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Naira recorded its first appreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This is Naira\u2019s first gain since last week Friday, 15th August, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Central Bank of Nigeria, the naira strengthened slightly to N1,535.78 against the dollar on Thursday from N1,536.73 traded on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the country\u2019s currency firmed up marginally by N0.95, or 0.062 percent, on a day-to-day basis.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile at the black market, the Naira remained stable at N1,550 per dollar on Thursday, the same exchange rate recorded the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes as the country\u2019s external reserves further rose to $41.05 billion mark as of Wednesday, 20th August 2025, up from $38.25 billion recorded on the 21st of last month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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