Business

CBN tops up interest rate to 24.75%

VOICE AIR MEDIA, News Update

The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the monetary policy rate, known as the interest rate, by 200 basis points per cent to 24.75 per cent from 22.75 per cent in efforts to tackle rising inflation.

The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this on Tuesday at the 294th Meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee press briefing in Abuja.

The bank retained the Cash Reserve Ratio to 45 per cent.

The Apex bank boss said the move was to ensure that the country’s rising inflation rate, which stood at 31.70 per cent in February, was moderated.

Recall that the MPC raised the country’s interest rate in February to 22.75 per cent.

The 294th MPC is the second since the appointment of Cardoso in September.

He said the next MPC meeting will be held on the 20th and 21st of May, 2024.

VAM News

Recent Posts

30-year-old Man dies while trying to recover burning gas cylinder

News Update A 30-year-old man has died in Kano State after he reportedly entered a…

4 hours ago

‘You’re A Patriotic Democrat’, Gov. Adeleke Hails Oyinlola At Birthday Ceremony

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has described one of his predecessors, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola…

6 hours ago

Ondo Governor Announces 34 New Key Appointment

THE Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the confirmation…

6 hours ago

Accord Cautions Osun Residents Against Giving Out NIN To APC Agents

News Update THE Osun State Chapter of the Accord has alerted residents of the state…

7 hours ago

Grief in Kwara as father searches for wife, children

One of the survivors of the deadly attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government…

7 hours ago

Dr. Kayode Fayemi at 61: The Quiet Architecture of Leadership, By Hon. Ibraheem Kunle Olarewaju

By: Hon. Ibraheem Kunle Olarewaju In a political culture that often celebrates dominance over depth,…

8 hours ago