Capital importation rose by 182 per cent, month-on-month to $3.37 billion in January from $1.25 billion in December, driven by a surge in foreign portfolio investment into bonds and money market instruments.
May 26, 2026
•As foreign portfolio accounts for 95.7%
By Babajide Komolafe
Capital importation rose by 182 per cent, month-on-month to $3.37 billion in January from $1.25 billion in December, driven by a surge in foreign portfolio investment into bonds and money market instruments.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this in its monthly economic report for January 2026.
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