If you are planning on traveling abroad for business, tourism, or for research, there are several things you must put in place to have a smooth trip. However, one of the prominent things that must be settled has to do with doing a currency exchange, since you have to spend the currency of that country … Read more
It would have been the craziest thought if anyone ever mentioned in 2015 that a US dollar would be NGN700 when converted to Nigerian Naira in the next seven years. But it has even gone beyond that rate. It is an embarrassing reality today that $1 has crossed NGN800, so where do you see USD … Read more
Research conducted by the influential consumer finance website Moneytransfercomparison.com has found that banks across the Anglosphere are continuing to charge their customers hefty amounts in fees for making international money transfers. Perhaps tellingly, the US banks were the worst offenders levying the highest fees on international bank transfers through a combination of high fixed fees … Read more
Did you know that the biggest financial market in the world is the foreign exchange, or FX, market? Forex is a portmanteau of foreign exchange. In simple terms, forex trading means the simultaneous purchase of one currency and the sale of another, wherein the trader bets on whether a certain currency will rise or fall against another. Such trading … Read more
The Venezuelan Bolivar, Zimbabwean GRTGS Dollar, Lebanese Pound, Sudanese Pound, and Syrian Pound are the top five worst-performing currencies against the US Dollar. In a recent currency watchlist by a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Steve H. Hanke measured the depreciation of some currencies around the world from January 1, … Read more
Disclaimer: This page’s rate may differ slightly from the rate at the parallel market. Here are the updated buying and selling exchange rates at the parallel foreign exchange market of the three most popular foreign currencies in Nigeria: Morning Trading Rate (May 23, 2025) Afternoon Trading Rate (May 23, 2025) Evening Trading rate (May 23, … Read more
An advisory of a university based in Manchester, the United Kingdom, urging their students to pay up their outstanding tuition fees before the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stops its Form A discounted rate has sparked a reaction from Nigeria’s apex bank. The UK institution was said to have issued an advisory urging students whose … Read more
Trading currency pairs in the forex market can be a good way to make extra money. But, just like trading stocks in the stock market, you need to know how to make the right moves in order to avoid losses and increase your chances of making solid returns on the money you have invested in … Read more
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As the 2023 presidential election becomes intense by the hours, it is clear that the political audacity of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele will cause more havoc to Nigeria’s monetary system. The CBN governor is more interested in succeeding Muhammadu Buhari than focusing on its primary role of stabilising … Read more
The most-traded currencies for global transactions in Oceania are the Australian Dollar (AUD) and the New Zealand Dollar (NZD). Not just on the continent, they are the fifth and 10th on the global ranking. Also, Australia, New Zealand, and New Papua New Guinea have the largest economy in Australia or Oceania. But using United States … Read more
Nigerian currency was stronger than some of the currencies on this list in 2022, but they gained some points over the Naira, following the floating of the Naira by the government. For instance, the Somalian Shilling, which used to be SOS/NGN 78 kobo in 2022 is now N2.49, meaning SOS will buy more Nigerian currency … Read more
The naira started facing its toughest time, falling freely immediately after the Bola Tinubu-led government announced the floating of the Nigerian currency in June 2023. Right now, it is $/1,300 at the parallel market, and $/₦1,1328.51 at NAFEX at the close of trading on March 27, 2024. The naira has lost its value, but there are … Read more
Currencies like the US dollar, Pound Sterling, Yen, and Euro among others are known as global legal tender because they are accepted for trade around the world. They are accepted for international transactions, making them make the list of most popular currencies in the World. Some currencies are highly sought after because of the strength they carry in … Read more
What Is An Obsolete Currency? When a currency is no longer in use and can not, therefore, be used as a means of exchange by the country of origin, it is called obsolete currency. In the 1990s, my grandma showed us some currencies that were of significant value during her youthful days. She kept it … Read more