Nigeria's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday after six hikes last year, saying that it was reassured by stability in the foreign exchange market and saw inflation gradually falling.

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 24.48% year-on-year in January 2025, following the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI),

NBS also said that the food inflation rate fell to 26.08 per cent in January 2025 from 39.84 per cent in December 2024.

Nigeria's inflation falls to 24.48% in January 2025 after a CPI rebasing, offering a new perspective on economic realities.

The bank raised interest rates by 875 basis points last year, as inflation was driven up by President Bola Tinubu's moves to end subsidies and devalue the naira currency. Tinubu's administration hopes those reforms will shore up public finances and boost economic growth.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that Nigeria’s inflation rate decreased from 34.8 per cent in December 2024 to 24.48 per cent in January

Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 27.50%, its governor Olayemi Cardoso said on Thursday. The decision follows six rate hikes last year totalling 875 basis points to try to get inflation under control.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso said Nigeria’s current Consumer Price Index is reflective of the reality of consumption patterns. Cardoso made this known on Thursday during a press briefing at the end of the 299th Monetary Policy Meeting in Abuja.