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Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 15.69 per cent year-on-year in April 2026, according to fresh data released on Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI report showed that inflation…

The Nigerian economy is expected to plunge deeper in the months to come as inflation in the country is projected to quicken to 18.51 per cent for June. Access Bank’s Economic Intelligence Unit report released Wednesday attributed rising…

Inflation in Nigeria climbed further to 15.92 per cent in March, the highest rise in the consumer price index since last October, underlining a difficult time for Nigerians who face pressure from every side including food shortage,…

Nigeria's Consumer Price Index which measures inflation has increased by 16.47% in January 2021 according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This is the highest since April 2017. The report also shows that food prices, food…

...CONSUMPTION RAISES INFLATION RATE TO 12.82% AMINA HUSSAINI The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday reported the highest inflation rate for Nigeria in 27 months. The NBS, in its consumer price index (CPI) report…

AMINA HUSSAINI and OMOTAYO ARAOYE THE Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased in June 2020 pushing the inflation rate to 12.56 percent (year-on-year) representing a  0.16 percent points higher than 12.40 percent, the rate in May 2020.…

U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in nearly eight years in June as businesses reopened, but the underlying trend suggested inflation would remain muted and allow the Federal Reserve to keep injecting money into the ailing economy.…

U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as a better-than-expected profit from JPMorgan lifted the mood in the first batch of quarterly reports from big banks bracing for a wave of coronavirus-driven loan defaults. The largest U.S.…

OMOTAYO ARAOYE Nigeria's inflation rate has increased to 12.4O percent in May indicating a 0.06 percent point higher than 12.34 percent recorded in April, according to the latest inflation report released by the National Bureau…

OMOTAYO ARAOYE AND AMINA HUSSAIN The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the inflation rate rose to 12.26 percent Year-on-Year (YoY) in March, higher by 0.06 percent recorded in February. The figure released Tuesday by the…