....first time in 10 yrs
...... Analysts point to improved exchange rate, harvest season gains
Nigeria’s food inflation fell to single digits in January 2026 for the first time since May 2015, signalling easing in cost-of-living pressures. This trend, first predicted by BusinessDay, aligns Africa’s most populous nation with peers such as Ghana, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, which have recently recorded similar declines in food prices.
The Consumer Price Index report released by the Nationa
