CBN Raises Monetary Policy Rate From 26.25% To 26.75%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again raised the Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points, from 26.25% to 26.75%. Announcing this after the apex bank’s 296th Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja, CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said the committee also pegged the Cash Reserve Ratio for Deposit Money Banks at 45% while that […]
CBN raises interest rate to 22.75% in a bid to curb inflation
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the benchmark interest rate by 400 basis points to a record 22.75% from 18.75 percent. Addressing journalists at the end of the two-day first MPC meeting of the year in Abuja, CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed that the committee voted to adjust […]
CBN Governor Reports Positive Results in Stabilizing Foreign Exchange Rates
Yemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank, has announced that the measures implemented by the apex bank to stabilize foreign exchange rates are yielding positive results. During a briefing with the Joint Senate Committee on Finance, Banking, Insurance, and Financial Institutions on Friday, Cardoso highlighted the effectiveness of these measures in stabilizing foreign exchange […]
CBN Governor promises Nigeria’s inflation rate will drop in 2024
The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions has postponed its interactive session with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso till Friday 9th at 9 am. This was announced by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (APC, Lagos East) on Tuesday at the committee meeting, stating […]
