The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) held interest rates at 12 percent on Friday, where they have stayed for nearly three years, despite concerns over inflation and reduced food production caused by insurgency in the north. CBN governor Godwin Emefiele said the bank noted that the naira currency has
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