Regulator Imposes N100 Million Foreign Exchange Fines

CBN Pushes States to Cut Overdraft Reliance

The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered state governments to end their addiction to overdrafts and short-term loans. This fiscal recklessness now threatens the bank’s planned shift to a rule-based inflation-targeting framework. Deputy Governor Muhammad Abdullahi warned state officials on Sunday that expansionary spending at the sub-national level blunts the edge of monetary policy. States…

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CBN Targets Single-Digit Inflation in Policy Overhaul

Nigeria’s monetary policy architecture is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The Central Bank of Nigeria has committed itself to a deliberate transition toward an inflation-targeting framework, abandoning decades of discretionary monetary management in favour of a transparent, rules-based system explicitly anchored to long-term price stability. The shift represents one of the most significant policy reorientations undertaken…

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