ECONOMY

Naira opens year 2026 higher with N4.90 gain at official market

Published

1 minute ago

January 2, 2026

Grace Alegba

The Naira on Friday, opened the year 2026 positively, appreciating against the U.S. dollar at the official market trading at N1,430.84.

According to data released on the official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Naira gained N4.90.

This represents a 0.34 per cent gain when compared to Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, when it traded at N1,435.75 to a dollar.

The gain represents sustained appreciation for the local currency through the yuletide into the new year.

Related Topics:

Don't Miss

NNPC Ltd. records N502bn PAT for November, 2025

Grace Alegba

NEWSVERGE, published by The Verge Communications is an online community of international news portal and social advocates dedicated to bringing you commentaries, features, news reports from a Nigerian-African perspective. A unique organization, founded in the spirit of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, comprising of ordinary people with an overriding commitment to seeking the truth and publishing it without fear or favour. The Verge Communications is fully registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a corporate organization.