What you Need to Know About Nigeria’s 2024 Half-year Inflation Report By Zekeri Laruba Idakwo Nigeria's inflation rate has skyrocketed to a staggering 34.19% in June 2024, marking the highest reading since March 1996. This alarming surge is likened to a wildfire, spreading rapidly and leaving...

Inflation Increases to 34.19% Amid Soaring Food Prices Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 34.19 percent in June 2024 from 33.95 percent in May. The data is captured in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its consumer price index (CPI) report for June, released on Monday. The...

The tightening of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) monetary policy has lead to a lack of liquidity in the banking system. As a result, in just three weeks in June 2024, several Nigerian banks and merchant banks have borrowed an estimated N3.76 trillion from the CBN to cover their daily obligations. 

Headline Inflation Surges to 33.95% in May Again, Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 33.95 per cent in May 2024 according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics. This represents a month-over-month increase of 0.26 per cent points in the headline inflation rate from...

Food Inflation Soars by 61% in One Year – NBS Nigerians are finding it more difficult to feed themselves, as food inflation rose to 40.66 per cent in May. This was as the cost of food rose by 61 per cent from 25.25 per cent in...

W'Bank to CBN: Interest Rate Hike may not Lower Inflation The World Bank has stated that monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may not rein in inflation and remains a risk to Nigeria’s growth outlook. The international lender disclosed this in its...