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Nigeria: Food Prices Remain High Despite Easing Inflation
Guardian, 15 March 2018
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 14.33 percent (year-on-year) in February 2018, 0.8 percent points less than January figure, just as food price… Read more »
13 Is Lucky Number for Nigeria As Inflation Drops Again
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics has stated that annual inflation stood at 14.33% in February 2018, slowing for the 13th month in a row and driven by a decline in the pace of food price increases.
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Nigeria: Nigeria's External Debt Rises to $18.9bn, Domestic Debt to N15.9tn
This Day, 15 March 2018
Nigeria's external debt rose to $18.91 billion (N5.787 trillion) as at the end of December 2017, while domestic debt rose to N15.937 trillion, bringing the total debt stock of the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Inflation Falls to 14.33 Percent in Feb - NBS
Daily Trust, 15 March 2018
Inflation rate dropped to 14.33 per cent in February from the 15.13 per cent recorded in January this year. Read more »
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Nigeria: Food Index Price Down By 1.33% in February, Says NBS
Premium Times, 14 March 2018
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday said food index dropped by about 1.33 percent points to 17.59 percent in February, from about 18.92 percent rate recorded in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation Drops to 14.3 Percent - NBS
Premium Times, 14 March 2018
Nigeria's annual inflation fell to its lowest level in almost a year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Inflation Drops in Nigeria Again
Vanguard, 14 March 2018
Annual inflation in Nigeria stood at 14.33 per cent in February, slowing for the 13th month in a row. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Debt Profile Hits U.S.$70 Billion in 2017
Leadership, 15 March 2018
Nigeria's total debt profile increased by 25 per cent to N21.7 trillion at the end of December 2017, the Debt Management Office (DMO) revealed yesterday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Public Debt Hits N21.7tr, Rises By N4.365 Trillion
Guardian, 15 March 2018
The Nigerian government borrowed N4.365 trillion in 2017, bringing the country's total debt stock to N21.725 trillion. Read more »
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The National Bureau of Statistics has indicated that inflation rate has dropped, making it the 11th consecutive decline year-on-year since January 2017. However, the food index has ... Read more »
