The naira appreciated to N1,535 per dollar in the official foreign exchange market at the close of trading on Friday.
However, story was different at the parallel market as the Naira depreciated to N1,660 per dollar from N1,655 per dollar on Thursday.
Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) fell to N1535 per dollar from N1,538.5 per dollar on Thursday, indicating N3.5 appreciation for the naira.
Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NFEM rate widened to N125 per dollar from N116.5 per dollar on Thursday.