Same storyLater: Nigeria's headline consumer inflation fell to 15.43% year-on-year in July 2026, down from Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.
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What happened, for context
Nigeria's headline inflation rate fell to 15.43% in July 2026, down from 15.91% in June and 24.94% in July 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index report released on 18 August 2026. On a month-on-month basis, inflation stood at 1.57% in July, down from 1.66% in June. Food inflation, however, rose sharply to 20.31% year-on-year in July, up from 17.52% in June.
Who reported it
- arise.tvUNCLASSIFIED
- premiumtimesng.comUNCLASSIFIED
- gazettengr.comUNCLASSIFIED
- punchng.comUNCLASSIFIED
References
- arise.tvNigeria’s Inflation Falls To 15.43% In JulyScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-19T11:00:27
- gazettengr.comNigeria’s headline inflation falls to 15.43%Screenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-19T11:00:27
- premiumtimesng.comNigeria’s inflation falls to 15.43% in July as food prices riseScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-19T11:00:27
- punchng.comJUST IN: Nigeria’s headline inflation falls to 15.43% in JulyScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-19T11:00:27
Carried by multiple outlets
- Nigeria's headline inflation rate fell to 15.43% in July 2026arise.tv, premiumtimesng.com, cnbcafrica.com, gazettengr.com, punchng.com
- Headline inflation was 15.91% in June 2026gazettengr.com, premiumtimesng.com, punchng.com
- Headline inflation was 24.94% in July 2025arise.tv, premiumtimesng.com, gazettengr.com, punchng.com
- Month-on-month headline inflation was 1.57% in July 2026arise.tv, premiumtimesng.com, gazettengr.com, punchng.com
- Month-on-month headline inflation was 1.66% in June 2026arise.tv, premiumtimesng.com, gazettengr.com, punchng.com
- The Consumer Price Index increased to 145.3 points in July 2026 from 143.0 points in June 2026gazettengr.com, punchng.com
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Reported by one outlet only
- premiumtimesng.com reports that headline inflation was 15.93% in May 2026, the highest in the recent three-month periodonly premiumtimesng.com
- premiumtimesng.com states that food inflation in July 'remained below the 26.20 per cent recorded in July 2025'only premiumtimesng.com
- Food inflation was 3.75% on a month-on-month basis in June 2026only gazettengr.com
Reported unevenly
- The July 2026 headline inflation rate figurestated by cnbcafrica.com reports 15.4% · absent from arise.tv, premiumtimesng.com, gazettengr.com, and punchng.com all report 15.43%



