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Nigeria’s inflation hits 24.23% in March, deepens cost-of-living crisis
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Nigeria’s inflation hit 21.47% in November

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to an all-time high of 21.47% in November, coming from 21.09% in October.   The latest inflation report by the National Bureau of Statistics revealed this rise represents the 10th consecutively monthly increase since the start of the year.   The report also revealed that Nigeria’s inflation rate has now risen […]

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Economy

Inflation: CBN raises interest rate to 16.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria have voted to increase the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 16.5 per cent, the highest since 2001.   The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while reading the communique of the last MPC meeting of the year on Tuesday.   The MPC […]

Economy

Inflation: NBCC raises concerns over excise duty increment

The Nigeria-British Chamber of Commerce has warned that the proposed increment in the excise duty by the federal government will lead to more inflation in the country.   Daily Post reported that the organisation made this assertion via a statement issued on Tuesday by its President, Mrs Bisi Adeyemi.   Recall, that the federal government […]

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UK inflation hits 41-year high

British inflation has accelerated to the highest level for 41 years, driven by soaring energy, food, and transport prices in a worsening cost-of-living crisis, official data showed Wednesday. The Consumer Prices Index hit 11.1 percent in October, reaching the highest level since 1981, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. That compared with […]

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Economy

Nigeria’s inflation hits 19.64%

Nigeria’s inflation rate hit a 17-year high of 19.64 per cent in July just a month after surging to 18.6 per cent recorded in June 2022. This was disclosed in a Consumer Price Index report for the month of July 2022 according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Food inflated to 22.02% from the 20.6% […]

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Economy

Nigeria’s inflation hits 20%, surpasses World Bank’s projection

Nigeria’s inflation rate is now at 20 per cent, 0.5 per cent above the World Bank’s projection of 15.5 per cent, despite raising its Monetary Policy Rate (interest rate). In its recent ‘Nigeria Development Update (June 2022): The Continuing Urgency of Business Unusual,’ the global bank projected that Nigeria’s inflation rate was going to be […]

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Economy

Nigeria’s inflation hits 18.6%, highest in five years

The Consumer Price Index, which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, surged to 18.60 per cent in June 2022, up from 17.71 per cent in the previous month. According to reports, this is the highest since January 2017. The National Bureau of Statistics said this in its consumer price index […]

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Economy

World Bank faults Buhari regime’s response to inflation

The World Bank has faulted the response of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd), to the inflation suffered by Nigeria. According to a statement released by the Washington-based bank, the Federal government’s response is inadequate as the country continues to suffer double-digit inflation. The apex bank, in its latest Nigeria Development Update […]

Economy

Homebuyers feel inflation squeeze amid recession fears

While the housing market continues to get battered by rising interest rates and sky-high prices, Redfin’s CEO warned that homebuyers are feeling the inflation squeeze as the U.S. is “headed for recession.” “People who are looking to buy homes right now are still driven by the same factors,” Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman told “Cavuto: Coast […]