Nigeria: Nigeria Inflation Quickens As Middle East War Drives Fuel Costs
18 Jun 2026, 07:20 GMT
Topic: Economy, Business and Finance
Source URL: https://allafrica.com/stories/202606180041.html
[Daba Finance] Nigeria's inflation rate rose less than expected in May, strengthening the case for possible interest-rate cuts later this year if global energy prices keep falling. Consumer prices increased 15.9% from a year earlier, compared with 15.7% in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said.