Consumer prices remain stubbornly elevated in Nigeria, as the February Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading otherwise known as inflation, released yesterday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicated that headline inflation scaled by 1.8 percentage points (ppts) to 31.7%, the highest level since April 1996. The inflation rate, which was a negative surprise to analysts, outpaced the Bloomberg consensus …

The haemorrhaging economic condition in Nigeria is impacting negatively on various sectors including the real estate market and its supply chains. This impact is in more ways defining the economy of the sector in the first quarter of 2024 as more renters groan under the weight of price increases in the real estate market forcing individuals, households and businesses to …

Nigeria’s headline inflation maintained its upward trajectory in a worrisome dimension as the inflation rate hit 28.92 per cent in December 2023 relative to the November 2023 headline inflation rate which was 28.20 per cent, largely driven by the soaring prices of basic food items and the impact of cost of energy on transportation. This is as the director general …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday said Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 28.2 per cent in November showing a 0.87 per cent points increase over the 27.33 per cent recorded in October. The NBS noted that the November 2023 rate was 6.73 per cent higher than what was recorded in November 2022. The bureau stated this in its …

Companies in Nigeria continued to be negatively impacted by strong inflationary pressures in November, with new orders and output both falling as customers were either reluctant or unable to pay higher charges. Purchase prices rose at the fastest pace in almost two years amid exchange rate weakness and higher costs for fuel and materials. The headline figure derived from the …