NGN black market rate on Sep 18, 2026: 1,371 per USD
On Friday, September 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,371 NGN on Nigeria's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 1,372 NGN, reached a high of 1,374 and a low of 1,364, a trading range of 9.41 NGN (0.69%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,369 NGN and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,373 NGN. Over the session the Nigerian Naira strengthened against the dollar (-0.08% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Nigeria on this date was 1,330 NGN per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,371 NGN therefore implied a premium of +3.06% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Sep 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 17, 2026, close 1,372 NGN), the rate moved -0.08%.
One week earlier (Sep 11, 2026) the close was 1,369 NGN, so the weekly change was +0.15%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 19, 2026) the close was 1,388 NGN, a -1.23% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Nigeria's USD/NGN parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Sep 18, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Nigerian Naira black market rate on Sep 18, 2026?
- The USD to NGN parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,371 NGN per US dollar on Friday, September 18, 2026, after trading between 1,364 and 1,374 NGN.
- How much did the NGN move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,372 to a close of 1,371 NGN, the parallel rate moved -0.08% on Sep 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market NGN rate on that date?
- The official rate was 1,330 NGN per USD versus a parallel close of 1,371 NGN, a premium of +3.06%.
- Was the NGN black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 1,372 NGN on Sep 17, 2026, a change of -0.08%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Nigeria in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Nigerian Naira history or today's live rate.