# Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate – Sep 22, 2026: 23

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate/announcements/ngn_policy_rate_2026-09-22
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 23 |
| Previous | 26.5 |
| Forecast | 26 |
| Surprise | -3 |
| Reference period | 2026-09-22 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-09-22 14:00 Africa/Lagos |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-09-22 13:00 UTC |
| Release ID | ngn_policy_rate_2026-09-22 |

Nigeria Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 23 on Sep 22, 2026, compared with 26.5 previously and a 26 consensus forecast. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-22 | 23 | 26.5 | 26 |
| 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_2026-07-21
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/nigeria/policy-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt