CBN’s New Website Goes Live with Many Error Pages

The newly redesigned website of the Central Bank of Nigeria has gone live today, Monday December 2, 2024 with many pages on the site failing to open.

Retaining its domain address, https://www.cbn.gov.ng/, the website has put on a new look with various new features making it more seamless to navigate from the homepage.

However, attempts by Business Metrics to visit various pages from the homepage were not successful as they fail to connect to their respective linking pages, indicating that the site is yet to be fully ready.

Based on the latest website analysis for October, the CBN website receives between 150,000 and 200,000 monthly visitors.

The site embodies various financial and economic data racks such inflation data, monthly, quarterly and annual economic reports; forex market and exchange rate; communiques of CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings, currency in circulation, money supply, foreign reserves, policies, press released, operations, among others.

Mrs. Hakama Ali, the Ag. Director, Corporate Communications at CBN, in a signed statement on Sunday said, “The Bank has developed a contemporary Web API that operates on Microsoft .NET Core 8 (the most recent and stable release) to enhance user experience by speeding up and simplifying the navigation process.

“We are pleased to announce that the front-end design and back-end technology were created in-house.

“The redesigned website introduces a variety of new content, which encompasses a broader spectrum of information regarding the Bank’s mandate.

“Additionally, the website is responsive to mobile devices, facilitating navigation across various web browsers and devices.

“The Bank is grateful for the feedback provided by the public, which served as a valuable guide for our redesign endeavours. We are committed to developing and enhancing the website to facilitate communication.”