As Nigeria’s Central Bank prepares for its 302nd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on September 22-23, 2025, the economic landscape presents a study in contrast. After nearly eighteen months of aggressive monetary tightening that pushed the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to a historic 27.50 percent, policymakers now face their most nuanced decision in recent memory: whether to begin unwinding the restrictive stance that helped tame Nigeria’s inflation surge. The stakes could not be higher. The inflation rate in Nigeria decreased to 21.88 perc

As Nigeria’s Central Bank prepares for its 302nd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on September 22-23, 2025, the economic landscape presents a study in contrast. After nearly eighteen months of aggressive monetary tightening that pushed the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to a historic 27.50 percent, policymakers now face their most nuanced decision in recent memory: whether to begin unwinding the restrictive stance that helped tame Nigeria’s inflation surge. The stakes could not be higher. The inflation rate in Nigeria decreased to 21.88 perc