Nigeria's headline consumer inflation fell to 15.43% year-on-year in J

Same storyEarlier: Nigeria's headline inflation rate fell to 15.43% in July 2026, down from 15.91% in June anEach entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.

What this entry found

THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY
2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.
- dmarketforces.com: “The Food inflation rate in July 2026 was 20.31% on a year-on-year basis and stood at 26.20% in the same month of the preceding year (July 2025),”
- thecable.ng: “The Food inflation rate in July 2026 was 20.31% on year-on-year basis and stood at 26.20% in the same month of the preceding year (July 2025),”
OUTLETS DISAGREE
June 2026 headline inflation rate
- businessday.ng: 15.9%
- cnbcafrica.com: 15.91%
- dmarketforces.com: 15.91%
- guardian.ng: 15.91%
OUTLETS DISAGREE
June 2026 food inflation year-on-year rate
- cnbcafrica.com: 17.52%
- guardian.ng: 17.52%
THE ANSWER, NOT THE QUESTION
2 of 2 outlets print this response without the question it answered.
- dmarketforces.com: response only
- thecable.ng: response only

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What happened, for context

Nigeria's headline consumer inflation fell to 15.43% year-on-year in July 2026, down from 15.91% in June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Food inflation, however, accelerated to 20.31% on a year-on-year basis and 5.56% month-on-month, offsetting the decline in overall inflation.

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References

businessday.ngNigeria’s inflation rate drop in July strengthens case for rate cutScreenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
cnbcafrica.comNigeria consumer inflation at 15.43% y/y in July, statistics office saysScreenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T13:16:52
dailypost.ngNigeria set to release inflation report for JulyScreenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
dmarketforces.comNigeria’s Headline Inflation Rate Declines To 15.43%Screenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
guardian.ngNigeria’s inflation rate drops to 15.43 per centScreenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
pmnewsnigeria.comNigeria’s inflation rate falls to 15.43%Screenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
thecable.ngNigeria’s inflation rate drops to 15.43%Screenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T18:29:09
dailypost.ngBREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation drops again to 15.43%Screenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T13:16:52
marketscreener.comNigeria consumer inflation at 15.43% y/y in July, statistics office sayScreenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T13:16:52
theeagleonline.com.ngBreaking: Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eases to 15.43% in July |Screenshot as published Originalcaptured 2026-08-17T13:16:52

Carried by multiple outlets

Nigeria's headline inflation fell to 15.43% in July 2026 from 15.91% in June 2026businessday.ng, cnbcafrica.com, dmarketforces.com, guardian.ng, thecable.ng, dailypost.ng, theeagleonline.com.ng
Headline inflation decreased by 0.48 percentage points from June to Julydmarketforces.com, thecable.ng, theeagleonline.com.ng
On a month-on-month basis, headline inflation stood at 1.57% in July 2026businessday.ng, dmarketforces.com, thecable.ng, dailypost.ng
Month-on-month headline inflation was 0.09 percentage points lower than June's 1.66%dmarketforces.com, thecable.ng
Food inflation stood at 20.31% year-on-year in July 2026cnbcafrica.com, dmarketforces.com, guardian.ng, thecable.ng, dailypost.ng, theeagleonline.com.ng
Food inflation on a month-on-month basis was 5.56% in July 2026businessday.ng, dmarketforces.com, thecable.ng, dailypost.ng
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Reported by one outlet only

BusinessDay's forecast for July inflation was 15.51%, which was higher than the actual 15.43%only businessday.ng
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) paused interest rate cuts citing caution needed because of hostilities in the Middle East following the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran that triggered domestic fuel price hikes in Marchonly cnbcafrica.com
An 11-month run of easing price pressures in Africa's most populous country was snapped in March when price pressure began accelerating againonly cnbcafrica.com
The CBN's Inflation Expectation Survey showed the Inflation Perception Index stood at 40 points in July, indicating respondents generally perceived current prices of goods and services to be highonly dailypost.ng
Major drivers of inflation in Nigeria include energy prices (petrol, cooking gas, diesel, electricity), exchange rate, interest rates, transportation costs and insecurityonly dailypost.ng
The Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee retained the country's interest rate at 26.50% in Julyonly dailypost.ng

Reported unevenly

June 2026 headline inflation ratestated by businessday.ng: 15.9%, cnbcafrica.com: 15.91%, dmarketforces.com: 15.91%, guardian.ng: 15.91%, thecable.ng: 15.91%, theeagleonline.com.ng: 15.91%
June 2026 food inflation year-on-year ratestated by cnbcafrica.com: 17.52%, guardian.ng: 17.52% · absent from businessday.ng, dmarketforces.com, thecable.ng, dailypost.ng