In a communique to all banks and Bureau De Change on Friday, the CBN advised that the BDC to end-user sales of the Dollar should not be more than N380/1USD.
This is the highest official exchange rate between the dollar and naira in over two years suggesting a devaluation might be in the pipeline.
With the exchange rate now devalued, we believe members of the BDC association will have no choice but to comply. Also, Nigerians who wish to travel abroad and looking to purchase FX will have to buy at N380/$1 a 5% devaluation from the N380/$1 it exchanged for before the crash in oil prices. Some analysts believe this may just be the first of many steps as the exchange rate is still considered overvalued especially as the price of crude continues to tank in the global markets.