Nigerian banks update interest rates for customers to borrow money, see the new rate

  • Nigerian banks have begun raising interest rates to be in tune with the current realities a directed by the CBN
  • This is as the CBN increased the monetary policy rate by 400 basis points at its last MPC meeting
  • Analysts said that the customers will feel the effect of the interest rate hike intended to control inflation

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After the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised the benchmark interest rate, banks repriced their assets, meaning customers would have to pay more for borrowing money.