CBN Identifies Money Supply Increase From N114trn To N119trn In April

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said money supply (M2) increased by 4.2 percent, month-on-month (MoM), from N114.2 trillion in March, to N119.1 trillion in April 2025.
According to the apex bank’s Money and Credit Statistics data for April 2025, the increase in money supply followed positive changes in its components, with Quasi-money, including savings deposits, time deposits, and other near-money assets, rising significantly.
The data showed that Quasi Money grew by 3.17 percent MoM to N78.1 trillion in April from N75.7 trillion in March.
Similarly, Demand Deposits increased by 7.4 percent MoM to N36.4 trillion in April from N33.9 trillion it was in March.
The CBN data report also showed that Narrow money (M1) also grew by 6.2 percent MoM to N41 trillion in April from N38.6 trillion it was in March.
Nevertheless, currency outside banks increased slightly by 0.4 percent MoM to N4.57 trillion in April from N4.59 trillion in March.
Also, the data showed that credit to the government fell by 8.8 percent MoM to N23.6 trillion in April from N25.9 trillion in March, representing the second consecutive month’s decline since March.
On the other hand, credit to the private sector grew by 2.1 percent MoM to N77.9 trillion in April from N76.3 trillion in March.
According to the data report, this resulted in a 0.61 percent MoM decline in net domestic credit to N101.5 trillion in April from the N102.13 trillion it was in the month of March.

By: Corlins Walter