Naira rallies against dollar
27 February 2017 |
12:49 pm
Nigeria's local currency the naira, rallied to 460 to the dollar last Friday, its highest level in more than 3 months. The currency got a boost from the Central Bank of Nigeria which sold 221 million dollars to 16 banks last week.
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