…removed restrictions that had prevented banks from accessing its SLF, also known as the discount window, after participating in foreign exchange transactions and primary auctions of government securities.The policy change is expected to improve banks’ access to liquidity and strengthen the transmission of monetary poli…

…participants positioned ahead of further supply. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s revised Discount Window framework and the restoration of Tenored Repo Operations are expected to enhance banks’ liquidity-management flexibility. Analysts note, however, that money-market rates are likely to remain elevated in the near term,…

…milestone. These include easing restrictions on Deposit Money Banks' access to the discount window and Standing Lending Facility, resuming tenored repo operations with maturities between four and 90 days, and widening participation in the Open Market Operations (OMO) market to cover non-bank financial institutions, cor…

Business CBN announces removal of restrictions on Discount Window access for FX, OMO Published on August 12, 2026 By Dunamis Ogalah The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has reviewed its Discount Window restrictions and the framework governing participation in Open Market Operations, OMO. This was disclosed in a circular si…