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Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased marginally to 15.39% in August 2026, from 15.43% in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Summary by The Lagos Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Olalekan Adigun, as published by Nairametrics · · 1 min read
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased marginally to 15.39% in August 2026, from 15.43% in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
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