# Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 26.5 |
| Latest release date | 2026-07-21 |
| Previous value | 26.5 |
| Change | 0 |

## Next release

The next Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate release is scheduled for Sep 22, 2026 at 14:00 Africa/Lagos. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate printed 26.5% in July 2026, a change of 0 percentage points from 26.5%. The value sits in line with the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of NGN macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-21 | 26.5 | 26.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2026-07-21 |
| 2026-05-20 | 26.5 | 26.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2026-05-20 |
| 2026-02-24 | 26.5 | 27 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2026-02-24 |
| 2025-11-25 | 27 | 27 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2025-11-25 |
| 2025-09-23 | 27 | 27.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2025-09-23 |
| 2025-07-22 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2025-07-22 |
| 2025-05-20 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2025-05-20 |
| 2025-02-20 | 27.5 | 27.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2025-02-20 |
| 2024-09-24 | 27.25 | 26.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2024-09-24 |
| 2024-07-23 | 26.75 | 26.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2024-07-23 |
| 2024-05-21 | 26.25 | 24.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2024-05-21 |
| 2024-03-26 | 24.75 | 22.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2024-03-26 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/ngn/policy_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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