The Central Financial institution of Nigeria has reported an additional strengthening of home financial exercise in December 2025, because the Composite Buying Managers’ Index maintained its place above the 50-point growth threshold.
The December 2025 PMI Survey, launched by the Financial institution, places the Composite Index at 57.6 index factors, representing the strongest exercise momentum recorded in about 5 years, in line with a press assertion signed by the apex financial institution’s Performing Director, Company Communications, Hakama Sidi Ali .
CBN defined that the sustained enchancment displays continued growth throughout main employment-generating sectors.
Sectoral PMI readings confirmed that agriculture remained sturdy at 58.5 factors, business recorded 57.0 factors, whereas the companies sector remained in optimistic territory with 51.9 factors, indicating broad-based development in output and enterprise actions through the month.
The Survey additional indicated that 32 of the 36 subsectors monitored posted expansions in key indicators akin to manufacturing ranges, new enterprise orders, and employment.
The CBN famous that the end result highlights a gradual rebound in home demand and strengthening productive actions, notably throughout the non-oil financial system.
The apex financial institution attributed the improved PMI efficiency to the optimistic results of ongoing macroeconomic stabilisation measures, together with efforts to boost the working atmosphere and help enterprise confidence.
These reforms, it added, continued to bolster job creation, manufacturing effectivity, and total optimism about financial prospects within the fourth quarter of 2025.
“The December PMI studying reinforces expectations of a secure development outlook as Nigeria transitions into the brand new yr,” the assertion added.
