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Nigeria’s naira has been projected to depreciate further to N1,993 per dollar in the coming days. This is according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions subsidiary report title, ‘Weak Naira and Structural Challenges to Constrain Nigeria’s Medical Devices Market Growth’. The report said the forecasted depreciation will be predicated on the 95 percent dependence on imports for pharmaceuticals in Nigeria. According to the report, the development would erode both the health system and patient purchasing power. “We expect that the naira will end 2028 at N1,993/$ from N306/$ in 2018. “As the naira weakens, the…