For nearly a decade, Nigerians have lived with inflation as a permanent affliction. Prices rarely stood still, rising faster than wages, eroding savings, and fuelling public distrust in every government pledge of stability.
Following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms, inflation surged to 34.2 percent by June 2024, the highest since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, reflecting the immediate shock from subsidy removal and the naira float.
“Yet just a year later, the official story looked different. By July 2025, inflation had slowe
