Nigeria’s Inflation Rises To 26.72 In September

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October 16, 2023

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ABUJA, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s annual inflation rose to 26.72% in September from 25.8% in August, its bureau of statistics said on Monday.

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Food and non alcoholic beverages were the biggest contributors to the rise in inflation, the bureau said.

President Bola Tinubu has been under pressure to ease economic hardship after scrapping a costly decades-old petrol subsidy that has tripled prices and allowed the naira to depreciate more than 50%, leading to soaring prices in Africa’s top oil producer and most populous nation.

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Inflation in Africa’s biggest economy has risen to double-digits since 2016, eroding incomes and savings, and prompting the central bank to hike interest rates to their highest level in nearly two decades.

Reporting by Elisha Bala-Gbogbo; Editing by Toby Chopra.

NB: culled from Reuters

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