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Central Bank Profile
Central Bank of Nigeria
Price and monetary stability, a sound financial system, and issuance of legal tender currency in Nigeria.
- Governor
- Olayemi Cardoso
- Governor since
- 2023
- Established
- 1958
- Policy rate
- 26.50%
- Inflation (y/y)
- 15.9%
- Next MPC
- 21 September 2026
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