The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday raised the country’s Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 18.5 per cent to 18.75 per cent. The Acting Governor of the CBN, Mr Folashodun Shonubi made this known on Tuesday, while presenting the communique from the MPC meeting. The MPR is the […]
CBN Increases Interest Rate To 18%
The policy-setting committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, from 17.5 percent to 18 percent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made the announcement on Tuesday, March 21, while reading the communiqué of the second MPC meeting. He said the committee also pegged the liquidity […]