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Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased marginally to 15.39 per cent in August 2026, down from 15.43 per cent recorded in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Tuesday, noting that the latest figure represents a 0.04 percentage-point decline from the

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell marginally to 15.39 per cent in August 2026, from 15.43 per cent recorded in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The latest figure, contained in the NBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Wednesday, represents a 0.04 percentage-point decline in the headline inflation rate. The bureau