Business

Naira trades N1,543/$ at official market

The naira closed at the rate of N1,543.84 against the United States dollar at the official market on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), showed that the naira gained N41.77.

NNPCL posts N3.3trn ‘highest-ever’ profit, N2.1trn dividend for 2023

It represents a 3.03 per cent gain when compared to the trading on Tuesday, August 20, when the local currency closed at N1,585.61 to a dollar.

The naira traded at an intra-day high of N1,599.00 and a low of N1,500.00 to a dollar on Wednesday.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

Wike appoints ex-Fayose’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka, as SSA

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has appointed Lere Olayinka as…

6 hours ago

Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Tems, Asake nominated for Grammy Awards

Nigerian singers - Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tems, Yemi Alade, Asake, and Davido - have been…

7 hours ago

NSIB recovers black box of crashed helicopter in Rivers

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has recovered the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit…

7 hours ago

N10m extortion: IGP vows punishment for corrupt police officers

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has condemned alleged extortions by some police officers…

12 hours ago

Kaduna govt earmarks N93bn to boost water supply

The Kaduna State Government has announced plans to spend N93 billion over four years for…

16 hours ago

Trump picks campaign manager as White House chief of staff

United States President-elect Donald Trump, on Thursday, November 7, 2024, announced that one of his…

16 hours ago

This website uses cookies.