 The Naira slid to $575 on Thursday, despite assurances by the central bank that there is sufficient foreign exchange to meet the legitimate needs of Nigerians. Last week, the Apex Bank accused online forex medium Abouki FX of manipulating the exchange rate. Leading to the publication suspension of his rate updates, despite that the Naira fell to $580 on Monday and traded around $575 to the dollar as of Thursday at the parallel market. The currency hit a high of $415, Naira 20 cobalt, the investors and exporters forex window on Thursday to close at $413, Naira 63 cobalt.