# Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate – May 20, 2026: 26.5

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2026-05-20
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 26.5 |
| Previous | 26.5 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-05-20 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-05-20 14:00 Africa/Lagos |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-05-20 13:00 UTC |
| Release ID | ngn_policy_rate_2026-05-20 |

Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 26.5 on May 20, 2026, compared with 26.5 previously. See the full release history, chart, Central Bank of Nigeria context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-21 | 26.5 | 26.5 | -- |
| 2026-07-21 | 26.5 | 26.5 | -- |
| 2026-05-20 | 26.5 | 26.5 | -- |
| 2026-02-24 | 26.5 | 27 | -- |
| 2025-11-25 | 27 | 27 | -- |
| 2025-09-23 | 27 | 27.5 | -- |
| 2025-07-22 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -- |
| 2025-05-20 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -- |
| 2025-02-20 | 27.5 | 27.25 | -- |
| 2024-09-24 | 27.25 | 26.75 | -- |
| 2024-07-23 | 26.75 | 26.25 | -- |
| 2024-05-21 | 26.25 | 24.75 | -- |

## API access

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

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2026-02-24
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2026-07-21
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt