Our forecasts for a fall in oil prices, coupled with a relatively high rate of domestic inflation, suggest that pressure on the Nigerian naira is likely to build over the next year or so. We think that this could prompt the Central Bank of Nigeria to devalue the naira by around 10% against the US dollar over the next 12 months.
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