The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, from 14 per cent to 15.5 per cent to tame rising inflation.
The interest rate was raised from 13 per cent to 14 per cent in July this year.
The monetary policy rate is the baseline interest rate in an economy, every other interest rate used within an economy is built on.
Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, addressing journalists on Tuesday after the committee’s meeting in Abuja, said 10 members of the committee voted for the rate hike.
In August, Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to a nearly two-decade high at 20.52 per cent.
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