Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, August 21, 2026

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The Nigerian naira is trading around ₦1,349.06 to the US dollar on Friday, August 21, 2026, according to the latest available live USD/NGN indication.

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At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the dollar was recently quoted at about ₦1,344.45, based on the latest available official-market indication from Thursday. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the NFEM rate is derived using a volume-weighted average of transactions and serves as the official exchange rate for the day.

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The latest live USD/NGN rate puts the dollar at approximately ₦1,349.06 as of the early hours of Friday, indicating that the naira remains within the ₦1,300 range against the greenback.

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In the parallel market, the dollar is selling for about ₦1,405 on Friday, according to the latest Aboki Forex indication. The platform’s August 21 quote puts the black-market selling rate at ₦1,405 per dollar.

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The parallel-market rate is therefore about ₦56 above the latest ₦1,349.06 live official-market indication. Using the latest confirmed NFEM figure of ₦1,344.45, the gap between the official and parallel markets is about ₦60 per dollar.

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Recent trading has shown relative strength for the naira in the official market. The currency rose to ₦1,343.32 per dollar on August 18, with market reports attributing the improvement partly to stronger dollar liquidity.

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The naira’s performance has also remained relatively stable in the parallel market, where the dollar moved from around ₦1,410 on August 19 to about ₦1,404 on August 20 before the latest ₦1,405 indication for Friday.

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For Nigerians needing dollars for international travel, school fees, imports, subscriptions, remittances and other foreign-currency transactions, the actual rate available may differ depending on the bank, Bureau de Change operator, location and transaction size.

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The dollar-to-naira exchange rate can change during the day as demand, supply and liquidity conditions shift across both the official and parallel markets.

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