{
  "id": 12227714,
  "title": "Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 5, 2026: Naira extends depreciation against USD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/dollar-to-naira-exchange-rate-today-october-5-2026-naira-extends",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T20:59:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/05/dollar-to-naira-exchange-rate-today-october-5-2026-naira-extends-depreciation-against-usd/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian naira continued its depreciation trend against the US dollar on Monday, October 5, 2026, dropping to N1,331.69 per dollar at the official foreign exchange market, a decline of N1.59 from last week's rate of N1,330.10. This depreciation was in contrast to the black market where the naira remained flat at N1,370 per dollar. Despite the external reserves standing at $54.95 billion as of October 2, 2026, the naira's value continued to weaken against the dollar.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}