The latest decision extends the CBN’s careful policy approach after two consecutive rate cuts since September 2025.
Despite the difficult operating environment, businesses across major sectors maintained a positive outlook for the economy.
The survey further showed that expenditure pressures remain elevated.
The instruments on offer are a N300 billion, 22.60 per cent January 2035 bond and a N300 billion, 16.2499 per cent April 2037 bond. The bonds are offered at N1,000 per unit.
Nigeria made history in 2017 as the first African country to issue a sovereign green bond, positioning itself within the fast-growing global sustainable finance market.
This is where many Nigerians have legitimate questions, particularly regarding the three banks that did not meet the deadline: Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank.
A small number of banks are still undergoing regulatory and judicial processes.
The deadline brings to a close a two-year recapitalisation process that has reshaped the banking industry.
Three in ten adults reported earning below N100,000 per month.
The CBN said the recapitalisation programme is “progressing steadily.”
