Nigeria’s external reserves dipped by $640m in one month. The external reserve dropped to $34.24bn on May 28, 2021, from $34.88bn as of April 28.
The reserves have been fluctuating in recent weeks, according to a report by Punch which quoted data from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The reserves lost $178m in March as it dropped to $34.82bn as of March 31 from $34.99bn as of March 1 2021.
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Also in February, it dropped by $1.1bn to $35.09bn on February 26 from $36.19bn as of February 1, 2021.
The External reserves stood at $35.44bn at end of January 2021, a 2.8% and 3.5% decline respectively from the $36.46bn in December 2020 and $36.73bn in January 2020.”
The CBN, in its January economic report, said the decline in reserves is “a consequence of the lower foreign exchange receipts.”
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