The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained Monetary Policy Rates at 27.5 per cent

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has expressed concern over the inflationary implications of rising liquidity levels in the banking system.

As Nigeria Leads Africa’s FX Revolution, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   It was an event that passed with little fanfare, the kind that quietly dissolves into routine headlines. On June 26, 2025, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Central Bank of Egypt held a bilateral...

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