Inflation rate hits all-time high in 17 years – NBS
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose from 18.6 percent to 19.64 percent within a month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The 1.82 percent leap is an all-time high in 17 years, which the bureau blamed on rising food prices and other Consumer Price Index (CPI). Also listed as contributors were the increases in the costs of gas and liquid/solid …