Nigeria’s consumer inflation slowed slightly to 14.63% year-on-year in September from 15.39% in August, the statistics office said on Thursday.
Food inflation was little changed at 19.59% year-on-year in September from 19.57% in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
Headline inflation has remained stuck around 15% all year, posing a test for President Bola Tinubu ahead of an election in January when he will seek re-election.
Source:
Reuters
