Nigerian Naira (NGN)

The Nigerian Naira is the official currency of Nigeria.

Currency Details

Currency Code NGN
Symbol ₦
Minor Unit Kobo (1/100)
Country Nigeria
Central Bank Central Bank of Nigeria

Official NGN Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. For tax filings, customs valuations, audits, and compliant invoicing you often need the official reference rate published by Central Bank of Nigeria instead. AllRatesToday serves Central Bank of Nigeria published rates as JSON, with history and a free latest-rates tier.

Central Bank of Nigeria official rates → All central banks →

Popular NGN Conversions

→ NGN to USD → NGN to EUR → NGN to GBP → NGN to CAD → NGN to AED → NGN to GHS → NGN to KES → NGN to ZAR

Live NGN Exchange Rates

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Coins & Banknotes

🪙 Coins

50 kobo₦1₦2

💵 Banknotes

₦5₦10₦20₦50₦100₦200₦500₦1000

Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Nigerian Naira is NGN. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the Nigerian Naira.
The Nigerian Naira (NGN) is the official currency of Nigeria. It is managed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The symbol for the Nigerian Naira is ₦. The minor unit is the Kobo (1/100).
The Nigerian Naira (NGN) is managed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live NGN mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=NGN&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for NGN. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
Yes. GET /api/v1/central-bank/cbn/latest returns the rates as published by Central Bank of Nigeria, with history for past dates. Use it when an invoice, tax return, customs declaration or audit requires the official rate rather than a market rate.

NGN Exchange Rate API

Get live Nigerian Naira (NGN) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns NGN mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges, and also returns the official rate published by Central Bank of Nigeria.

Endpoints for NGN

What you needRequest
Latest NGN/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=NGN&target=USD
NGN against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=NGN&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from NGNGET /api/v1/rates?source=NGN&target=USD&amount=1000
NGN rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=NGN&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
NGN rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=NGN&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
NGN rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=NGN&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv
Official Central Bank of Nigeria rateGET /api/v1/central-bank/cbn/latest

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=NGN&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('NGN', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("NGN", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "NGN",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live NGN/USD rate when the page loads.

What developers build with NGN rates

Get Free API Key API documentation SDKs Central Bank of Nigeria API

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