Naira records N8.21 appreciation against dollar in first week of September

The naira appreciated by N8.21 against the United States dollar successful the archetypal week of September 2026 successful the authoritative overseas speech market.

Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that the naira stood astatine N1,321.22 per dollar astatine the adjacent of trading connected Friday, September 4, 2026, compared with N1,329.43 astatine the commencement of the month.

This means that successful the archetypal 4 trading days of September 2026, the naira gained N8.21 against the dollar successful the authoritative overseas speech market.

Meanwhile, astatine the achromatic market, the naira remained level astatine N1,400 per dollar during the play nether review, according to aggregate Bureau de Change operators successful Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.

The improvement comes arsenic Nigeria’s overseas speech reserves roseate to $54.08 cardinal connected September 3, 2026, up from $53.81 cardinal past month.

Naira records N8.21 appreciation against dollar successful archetypal week of September