Aboki Naira to Dollar Black Market Exchange Rate Today, 19th October 2026
Street traders in the Aboki market opened the week quoting the US dollar at roughly ₦1,365 to ₦1,375 when buying cash from customers and ₦1,380 to ₦1,390 when selling on Monday, 19 October 2026, across Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt.
A person handing over $100 would therefore receive about ₦136,500–₦137,500, while someone needing the same amount of dollars would pay close to ₦138,000–₦139,000. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s last published official foreign exchange market rate stood near ₦1,332 to ₦1,333.50 per dollar, leaving a street premium of roughly ₦47 to ₦57, or about 3.5 to 4 percent.
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Monday quotes largely carried the weekend band rather than shifting sharply, and demand from importers, travelers and students was described as steady as full business resumed after the weekend. External reserves were last reported near $54.9 billion, with oil receipts still supporting official liquidity.
Quotes still differed by location, volume, and time of day, and operators noted that the informal rate can move before close of business. The gap between the official window and the parallel market has stayed comparatively tight by recent historical standards.
Yet, cash transactions outside the banking system remain the practical benchmark for many users who cannot obtain dollars at the CBN rate.
Anyone planning to change money was advised to confirm the live figure with a trusted bureau or dealer, because parallel-market prices are not fixed and can shift on local supply and remittance inflows.
