Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, August 19, 2026
The parallel-market selling rate of N1,415 represents a gap of roughly N65 above the latest N1,350 official NFEM rate, highlighting the continued difference between Nigeria’s formal and informal foreign exchange markets.
The Nigerian naira remained relatively firm against the United States dollar on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with the currency trading around the N1,350 per dollar level at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), while the parallel market maintained a wider spread.
In the parallel market, the dollar was quoted at about N1,405 for buying and N1,415 for selling as of Tuesday, August 18, according to available black-market market-rate data.
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