Rising cost of consumer items rather than food pushed Nigeria’s inflation up 0.2 percentage points to 8.2 percent in January from 8 percent recorded in December, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Monday in its latest Consumer Price Index breakdown.
“Food prices measured by t
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ONYINYE NWACHUKWU
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