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The Nigerian naira crashed further on Monday due to sustained US dollar scarcity challenges and rising forex demand. The authority’s thinking or expectation is not clear as the exchange rate continues to weaken in a country that depends more on imports.

The Nigerian local currency, the naira, tumbled against the US dollar in the official window on Thursday due to lingering FX liquidity crisis that has failed to ease. Data from FMDQ platform where daily spot rate are quoted showed that the Naira depreciated against the dollar by 0.16%, closing at ₦1,485.36 per US dollar.