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Naira At N409 - $1 On Black Market by Nobody: 7:40pm On Aug 25, 2016
– BDC operators believe the ban on transaction of forex has put pressure on the black market
– The crash may continue until the ban on the nine commercial banks is reversed by the CBN

For the first time ever, Nigeria’s currency crashed to N409/dollar on the black market, a situation which puts forex dealers in a tight corner. This fall of the naira is coming shortly after the suspension of some banks from the foreign exchange market, thereby making the American legal tender more difficult to get.

On Tuesday, August 23, CBN barred nine commercial banks from all foreign exchange transactions and operations.

The banks were barred for hiding over $2.12 billion belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and failed to remit the funds into the Treasury Single Account. A top Central Bank source confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari had been briefed on the matter and the sanctions to be imposed on the defaulting banks, Channels Television reports. And according to Reuters, Aminu Gwadabe, president of the bureau de change association in Nigeria, said: “The suspension of some banks from transaction in the forex market has really increased pressure on the market.” The apex bank said all the banks will remain barred from foreign exchange operations until they fully remit the NNPC funds into government coffers via the Treasury Single Account (TSA).

As at Wednesday, August 24, the Nigerian currency was trading at N397/$1 on the black market having retained its value from Tuesday, August 23. According to currency traders and economists, the local currency’s poor performance at the parallel market has been triggered by increased scarcity of the greenback. And as things stand now, the Nigerian currency is not likely to garner any strength, even as the ban on the nine commercial bank by the CBN remains.

Source: https://www.naij.com/943224-shocking-naira-crashes-time-low-trades-n409dollar.html

Re: Naira At N409 - $1 On Black Market by hahn(m): 8:14pm On Aug 25, 2016
All i see is change
Re: Naira At N409 - $1 On Black Market by mrsage(m): 9:51pm On Aug 25, 2016
The naira will hit 500 very soon but the ultimate destination is something close to 1,000

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Re: Naira At N409 - $1 On Black Market by lawofeso: 10:37pm On Aug 25, 2016
mrsage:
The naira will hit 500 very soon but the ultimate destination is something close to 1,000

God forbid o
Re: Naira At N409 - $1 On Black Market by otokx(m): 7:16am On Aug 26, 2016
lawofeso:


God forbid o

Its not a matter of God forbid, Nigeria is not producing anything and yet consuming foreign products/services.

Its just a natural response for the naira to keep falling especially in the black market.
Re: Naira At N409 - $1 On Black Market by AKBliv010(m): 8:11am On Aug 26, 2016
How does hiding money belonging to NNPC translates to banning forex? Put this bank managers in front of a disciplinary panel, question them and recover the money over time, maybe fire some people. These leaders pass judgement too quickly. Give them time to pay back with interest (that's how the govt can make money). if they don't then pass judgement. See what's happening now.

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