The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso said Nigeria’s current Consumer Price Index is reflective of the reality of consumption patterns. Cardoso made this known on Thursday during a press briefing at the end of the 299th Monetary Policy Meeting in Abuja.

CBN has retained MPR at 27.5% as inflation dropped after rebasing, citing exchange rate stability, food price moderation amid economic improvements.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 27.50%, its governor Olayemi Cardoso said on Thursday. The decision follows six rate hikes last year totalling 875 basis points to try to get inflation under control.

The Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary Policy Committee has retained the country’s interest rate at 27.50 percent in January, the same rate as in November last year amid inflation drops. It also retained the Cash Reserve Ratio,

Nigeria’s central bank will probably hold interest rates steady later on Thursday, pausing an aggressive tightening cycle after inflation slowed sharply following a revision to how the data is calculated.