Nigeria's central bank raised its key interest rate for the sixth time this year on Tuesday, citing renewed inflationary and exchange rate pressures in Africa's most populous nation. The decision to raise the Monetary Policy Rate by 25 basis points to 27.

The Central Bank of Nigeria raised interest rates for the sixth straight time this year, intensifying its quest to curb surging inflation and support the battered naira.

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has raised the country’s interest rate by 25 basis points to 27.50 percent in November from 27.25 percent in September 2024. The Governor of CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this during a press ...

Nigeria's central bank raised its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 27.50% on Tuesday, citing renewed inflationary pressures in Africa's most populous nation.

The CBN responded to complaints over arbitrary bank charges by advising clients to check the CBN's bank charges handbook to find out legal fee for each transaction.