Aboki Naira to Dollar Black Market Exchange Rate Today, 28th September 2026
The unofficial street market for hard currency opened the new week with the naira still trading at a clear premium to the official window, as Bureau de Change operators and parallel-market dealers in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt quoted the dollar in a tight band on Monday, 28 September 2026.
Across major centres, dealers were generally paying about ₦1,375 for each dollar they bought from customers and charging roughly ₦1,385 to ₦1,390 for every dollar they sold, figures that trackers compiled from morning quotes put at the heart of today’s Aboki rate. That means a person selling $100 cash would typically walk away with around ₦137,500, while someone needing the same amount would have to part with about ₦138,500 to ₦139,000.
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The official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market rate published by the Central Bank remained far lower, near ₦1,329.51 per dollar, leaving a gap of roughly ₦45 to ₦60, or about 4 percent, between the two markets. Operators described demand as steady rather than frantic, driven by importers, travellers and students who still find it easier to source cash dollars outside the banking system even as external reserves have been reported above $54 billion.
Quotes can still differ by location, volume and the hour of the day, so the figures circulating this morning were not identical everywhere, and anyone planning a transaction is advised to confirm the live price with a trusted dealer before handing over cash.
For larger sums the arithmetic is straightforward: $1,000 would cost close to ₦1.385 million to ₦1.39 million on the street and yield about ₦1.375 million if sold. The naira has held a relatively narrow range in recent sessions after weeks of modest movement, yet the persistent premium continues to set the everyday price of imported goods, school fees and travel for many Nigerians who cannot access dollars at the official rate.
Market participants said the informal rate remains the practical reference for cash transactions, and they expect only small shifts unless a sudden change in supply or official policy arrives later in the day.
