By Elizabeth Adegbesan 

The naira yesterday depreciated to N1,565 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,510 per dollar on Tuesday.

Similarly, the naira yesterday depreciated to N1,503.38 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM).

Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM  fell to N1,503.38 per dollar from N1,499.07 per dollar on  Tuesday, indicating N4.31 depreciation for the naira.

As a result, the gap between the official and parallel market exchange rates widened to N61.65 per dollar yesterday from N10.93 per dollar on Tuesday.