{"id":195250,"date":"2026-02-17T13:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-naira-bounces-back-significantly-against-us-dollar"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:34:15","slug":"nigerian-naira-bounces-back-significantly-against-us-dollar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerian-naira-bounces-back-significantly-against-us-dollar","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian naira bounces back significantly against US dollar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian naira bounced against the United States dollar with significant appreciation across official and parallel foreign exchange markets.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria\u2019s data showed that the Naira strengthened to N1,347.78 on Monday, up from N1,355.42 on Friday last week.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the Naira recorded N7.64 against on Monday when compared with Friday.<\/p>\n<p>At the black market, the Naira made a massive gain of N40 to close at N1,400 on Monday from N1,440.<\/p>\n<p>the performance of the Naira on Monday is a significant recovery from the losses recorded last week Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the country\u2019s inflation rate eased to 15.10 percent in January 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics\u2019s data released on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>the country\u2019s external reserves surged to $47.81 billion as of 12th February 2026.<\/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. The Nigerian naira bounced against the United States dollar with significant appreciation across official and parallel foreign exchange markets. The Central Bank of Nigeria\u2019s data showed that the Naira strengthened to N1,347.78 on Monday, up from N1,355.42 on Friday last week. 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