The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again retained the monetary policy rate (MPR) at 26.5 percent.

Olayemi Cardoso, CBN’s governor, announced the committee’s decision at a press conference on Tuesday after the panel’s 306th meeting in Abuja.

This is the second time the CBN committee has left the interest rate unchanged in 2026.

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