{"id":1509,"date":"2026-06-05T00:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T00:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:59:55","slug":"naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/","title":{"rendered":"Naira Edges Down to 1,358.75 per Dollar as CBN Data Show Weakening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian naira slipped slightly versus the US dollar on Thursday in the official foreign-exchange market, according to central bank figures. The local currency eased to 1,358.75 naira per dollar, compared with 1,357.26 naira per dollar recorded on Wednesday. On a day-to-day basis, that translates into a fall of 1.49 naira against the dollar.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first decline for the naira in the current week. At the same time, trading conditions in the parallel market showed no movement: the naira held steady at 1,395 naira per dollar on Thursday, the same level as the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>The currency\u2019s official-market dip is unfolding alongside a continued rise in Nigeria\u2019s foreign reserves. Reserves increased to 49.96 billion US dollars as of June 3, 2026, supporting the broader backdrop for liquidity and expectations around external funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian naira slipped slightly versus the US dollar on Thursday in the official foreign-exchange market, according to central bank figures. The local currency eased to 1,358.75 naira per dollar, compared with 1,357.26 naira per dollar recorded on Wednesday. On a day-to-day basis, that translates into a fall of 1.49 naira against the dollar. This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Naira Weakens in FX Market to 1,358.75 per Dollar","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Naira slips to 1,358.75 per dollar in Nigeria\u2019s official FX market as CBN data signals softening sentiment and traders watch the n","mma_seo_breadcrumb_text":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_url":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_hide_ui":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_labels":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Naira Weakens in FX Market to 1,358.75 per Dollar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Naira slips to 1,358.75 per dollar in Nigeria\u2019s official FX market as CBN data signals softening sentiment and traders watch the n\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Naira Weakens in FX Market to 1,358.75 per Dollar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Naira slips to 1,358.75 per dollar in Nigeria\u2019s official FX market as CBN data signals softening sentiment and traders watch the n\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zalebs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-04T21:59:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1246\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"711\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Zibuyile Dladla\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Zibuyile Dladla\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Zibuyile Dladla\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e\"},\"headline\":\"Naira Edges Down to 1,358.75 per Dollar as CBN Data Show Weakening\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-04T21:59:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":140,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Business\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/\",\"name\":\"Naira Weakens in FX Market to 1,358.75 per Dollar\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-04T21:59:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e\"},\"description\":\"Naira slips to 1,358.75 per dollar in Nigeria\u2019s official FX market as CBN data signals softening sentiment and traders watch the n\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp\",\"width\":1246,\"height\":711},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Naira Edges Down to 1,358.75 per Dollar as CBN Data Show Weakening\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Zalebs\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e\",\"name\":\"Zibuyile Dladla\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Zibuyile Dladla\"},\"description\":\"Zibuyile began her media journey as a sales intern at Mediamark (Kagiso Media) before moving into digital content creation for ZAlebs.com. Over four years, she helped evolve the platform from a simple blog into one of South Africa\u2019s leading independent entertainment news sites. Following ZAlebs\u2019 transition to Celebrity Worx in 2016, Zibuyile was promoted to Executive Editor, recognized for her sharp audience insight and ability to match editorial with branded content. Highlights of her time include a Bookmark Award nomination, judging TLC\u2019s Next Great Presenter, reporting from the MTV EMAs, and building partnerships with radio stations like YFM, Cliff Central, and Good Hope FM. Her editorial work also expanded to include fast-growing digital verticals\u2014such as lifestyle tech, online entertainment, and gambling-related content\u2014tailored to evolving reader interests and brand opportunities.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/za.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/zibuyile-dladla-9a26628a\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/zalebs.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/zibuyile-dladla\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Naira Weakens in FX Market to 1,358.75 per Dollar","description":"Naira slips to 1,358.75 per dollar in Nigeria\u2019s official FX market as CBN data signals softening sentiment and traders watch the n","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Naira Weakens in FX Market to 1,358.75 per Dollar","og_description":"Naira slips to 1,358.75 per dollar in Nigeria\u2019s official FX market as CBN data signals softening sentiment and traders watch the n","og_url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/","og_site_name":"Zalebs","article_published_time":"2026-06-04T21:59:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1246,"height":711,"url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Zibuyile Dladla","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Zibuyile Dladla","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/"},"author":{"name":"Zibuyile Dladla","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e"},"headline":"Naira Edges Down to 1,358.75 per Dollar as CBN Data Show Weakening","datePublished":"2026-06-04T21:59:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/"},"wordCount":140,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp","articleSection":["Business"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/","url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/","name":"Naira Weakens in FX Market to 1,358.75 per Dollar","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp","datePublished":"2026-06-04T21:59:55+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e"},"description":"Naira slips to 1,358.75 per dollar in Nigeria\u2019s official FX market as CBN data signals softening sentiment and traders watch the n","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dollar-naira-exchange-rate-today-eb1b.webp","width":1246,"height":711},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/naira-edges-down-to-1358-75-per-dollar-as-cbn-data-show-weakening\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Naira Edges Down to 1,358.75 per Dollar as CBN Data Show Weakening"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/","name":"Zalebs","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6da1a9a659a2b9fb37587bf050637d1e","name":"Zibuyile Dladla","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1f581f0bb57ed4fd97eeb8353242d5a3c12548c2ff26373e9e5be1e00d4fad05?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Zibuyile Dladla"},"description":"Zibuyile began her media journey as a sales intern at Mediamark (Kagiso Media) before moving into digital content creation for ZAlebs.com. Over four years, she helped evolve the platform from a simple blog into one of South Africa\u2019s leading independent entertainment news sites. Following ZAlebs\u2019 transition to Celebrity Worx in 2016, Zibuyile was promoted to Executive Editor, recognized for her sharp audience insight and ability to match editorial with branded content. Highlights of her time include a Bookmark Award nomination, judging TLC\u2019s Next Great Presenter, reporting from the MTV EMAs, and building partnerships with radio stations like YFM, Cliff Central, and Good Hope FM. Her editorial work also expanded to include fast-growing digital verticals\u2014such as lifestyle tech, online entertainment, and gambling-related content\u2014tailored to evolving reader interests and brand opportunities.","sameAs":["https:\/\/za.linkedin.com\/in\/zibuyile-dladla-9a26628a"],"url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/author\/zibuyile-dladla\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}