INFLATION WATCH – April 2026
Inflation Accelerate Year-on-Year Despite Ongoing Month-on-Month Disinflation Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 15.69% (YoY) in April 2026, compared to 15.38% in March 2026, representing an increase of 0.31 percentage points…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 14 May 2026
System Liquidity Liquidity opened slightly lower at ₦5.29tn, down ₦42.54bn from the previous day, supported mainly by ₦5.06tn in CBN SDF placements. Funding conditions stayed stable as the NOFR held at 22.0%. Looking ahead, funding rates may ease…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 04 May 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity opened the week stronger at ₦5.56 trillion, rising by ₦601.73 billion due mainly to heavy deposit money bank placements at the CBN’s Standing Deposit Facility. Despite this surplus, the Nigerian Overnight Financing Rate…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 29 April 2026
System Liquidity The banking system opened with a liquidity surplus of ₦5.79 trillion, down by ₦1.99 trillion from the previous session. The decline was mainly due to ₦276.79 billion outflow for Monday’s auction settlement, partially offset by ₦5.30…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 23 April 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity remained strongly in surplus but declined to ₦3.84trn (from ₦3.95trn), driven mainly by ₦894.16bn auction settlement outflows, which outweighed inflows from NTB maturities. Despite the drop in liquidity, funding rates…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 22 April 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity opened in surplus at ₦3.95trn slightly lower day on day with strong SDF placements at ₦3.86trn, while funding costs eased as OVN declined 4bps to 22.25%; OMO auction saw heavy demand with ₦2.22trn subscription vs ₦600bn…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 16 April 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity opened with a surplus of ₦3.82 trillion, supported by ₦3.75 trillion in DMB placements at the CBN’s SDF and ₦535.61 million in primary market repayments, partly offset by ₦28.00 billion SLF borrowing. Despite the…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 08 April 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity opened the week in a strong surplus position of ₦6.16 trillion as at 7 April 2026, reflecting a ₦706.69 billion increase week-on-week, driven mainly by ₦2.12 trillion OMO maturities. Despite the ample liquidity, average…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 07 April 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity opened the week in a strong surplus position of ₦6.16 trillion, largely driven by OMO maturities and continued placements at the CBN’s SLF window. This excess liquidity pushed funding costs slightly lower, with overnight…
