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Nigeria’s inflation rate may drop to single-digit by 2022, says CBN

    Nigeria’s inflation rate may drop to single-digit by 2022, says CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the country’s inflation rate may drop to 13 percent this year and single-digit by 2022. Hassan Mahmud, director of monetary policy department, CBN,

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Buhari blames middlemen, insecurity for high food prices, asks Nigerians to be patient

    Buhari blames middlemen, insecurity for high food prices, asks Nigerians to be patient

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to exercise patience as his administration continues to address the current challenges facing the country. In a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari

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High food prices affecting school feeding programme, says coordinator

    High food prices affecting school feeding programme, says coordinator

Gab Okulaja, coordinator of the federal government’s national school feeding programme in Cross River state, says the surging prices of food items in the country is negatively affecting the scheme.

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Surging food prices: CBN to distribute 27,000mt of rice to millers Thursday

    Surging food prices: CBN to distribute 27,000mt of rice to millers Thursday

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) have concluded plans to distribute 27,000 metric tonnes of rice paddies directly to millers nationwide from

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Report: Reduced local production, exchange rate drive food prices higher

  Report: Reduced local production, exchange rate drive food prices higher

SBM Intel, a geopolitical research firm, says food prices have remained high in Nigeria because of reduced local production and

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Newspaper Headlines: Nigerians groan as inflation, unemployment hit hard

  Newspaper Headlines: Nigerians groan as inflation, unemployment hit hard

The report of high rates of inflation and unemployment made the headlines in many Nigerian newspapers. The change in the

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Inflation rate hits 17.33% — highest in four years

  Inflation rate hits 17.33% — highest in four years

The consumer price index, which measures the rate of increase in the price of goods and services, increased to 17.33

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Zainab Ahmed: We reduced import levy on vehicles, tractors to curb inflation

  Zainab Ahmed: We reduced import levy on vehicles, tractors to curb inflation

Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the reduction of import levy for vehicles included in

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Inflation hits 16.47% — highest since April 2017

  Inflation hits 16.47% — highest since April 2017

The consumer price index, which measures the rate of increase in the price of goods and services, increased to 16.47

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Food inflation records highest jump since 2016

  Food inflation records highest jump since 2016

Nigeria’s food inflation increased by 1.26 percent on a year-on-year basis from 18.30 percent in November 2020 to 19.56 percent

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