ABUJA, June 14 Reuters Nigeria39;s central bank allowed the naira currency to drop as much as 36 on the official market on Wednesday, days after President Bola Tinubu suspended the central bank governor who oversaw muchcriticised multiple exchange rates.

A web of multiple exchange rates under Godwin Emefiele had led to foreign currency shortages and made it difficult for investors to take out money from Africa39;s biggest economy.

Traders said the central bank had removed trading restrictions on the official market, which drove the naira to a record low of 750 to the dollar on the official market, down from Tuesday39;s low of 477 naira to the dollar, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.

This was the first time since 2016 that the naira had recorded a big fall on the official market before the central bank introduced a managed exchange rate in 2017.

Charlie Robertson, head of macro strategy at FIM Partners, said A much needed devaluation which takes the currency from 50 overvalued to about 510 cheaper. This should improve the current account and improve the long term investment climate.

The central bank did not immediately comment.

Tinubu inherited anaemic economic growth, record debt and shrinking oil output but he has promised to put the economy back on track and asked the public to support some painful decisions.

Foreign investors had flagged the forex restrictions as one of the biggest impediments to investing in Nigeria, which is Africa39;s biggest oil producer….