Nigeria’s inflation falls to 18.02% in September on drop in food prices

Nigeria’s consumer price has slowed to 18.02 per cent,  helped by a further drop in food prices.

Food inflation month-on-month fell to -1.57 per cent in September.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the Consumer Price Index declined to 18.02 per cent in September 2025, the sixth consecutive month from 20.12 per cent in August 2025.

On a month-on-month basis, the headline inflation rate in September 2025 was 0.72 per cent.

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