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Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate 2026-03-05 14:00 Africa/Lagos: data, chart, and analysis

The 2026-02-28 Central Bank Policy Rate release printed 26.5. The previous reading was 27, while the forecast field is 26.9. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Central Bank of Nigeria policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
26.5
Previous
27
Forecast
26.9

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Public release ID
ngn_policy_rate_2026-03-05

Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate chart through 2026-02-28
NGN Central Bank Policy Rate readings through 2026-02-28. Latest: 26.5.

Central Bank Policy Rate release read

The 2026-02-28 Central Bank Policy Rate release printed 26.5. The previous reading was 27, while the forecast field is 26.9. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Central Bank of Nigeria policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

The forecast marker for this release is 26.9 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Central Bank Policy Rate page shows the full time series for Nigeria. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For NGN event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID ngn_policy_rate_2026-03-05
API announcement ID ngn_policy_rate_2026-02-28
Release time
2026-03-05 13:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-02-28
Actual value 26.5
Previous value 27
Forecast 26.9 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise -0.4
Announcement timestamp 1772715600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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2026-04-06 14:00 Africa/Lagos · 26.5

Older release

2026-02-05 14:00 Africa/Lagos · 27

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Central Bank Total Assets

Total assets on the central bank's balance sheet, reflecting the scale of monetary policy operations including quantitative easing programs.

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.

Risk Free Rate

Overnight lending rate between banks.
Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1772715600,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-03-05T14:00:00+01:00",
  "announcement_id": "ngn_policy_rate_2026-02-28",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-06-29T04:52:50.378136Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1782708770378136147,
  "date": "2026-02-28",
  "forecast": 26.9,
  "forecast_source_label": "FXMacroData Blended Forecast",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 9993170378.136,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_actual_release_datetime",
  "observation_id": "ngn_policy_rate_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2026-02-28",
  "official_actual_release_datetime": 1772715600,
  "official_actual_release_datetime_local": "2026-03-05T14:00:00+01:00",
  "prediction_type": "fxmacrodata",
  "previous_value": 27.0,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1772715600,
      "val": 26.5
    }
  ],
  "val": 26.5
}