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Naira appreciates against US dollar to begin 2026 on good note - DAILY POST
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The Naira appreciated against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Friday to kick off the first trading day in 2026 on a good note.
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira strengthened to N1,430.85 per dollar on Friday, up from N1,435.76 traded at Wednesday, December 31, before the New Year break.
This means that the naira gained N4.91 against the dollar on Friday when compared to New Year’s Eve.
Meanwhile, at the black market, the Naira stood at N1,475 on Friday, the same exchange rate as before the holidays.
DAILY POST reports that in 2025, the Naira closed with a nearly N100 gain against the dollar as the country’s external reserves rose to $45.5 as of December 30, 2025.




