as food index rises 21.97
The National Bureau ofStatistics, NBS, has reported that Nigerias headline inflation rate slowed by 0.75 percentage points to 22.22 percent in June from 22.97 percent in May 2025.
This represents the third consecutive month of decline since April 2025 when it slowed to 23.71 percent.
Disclosing this in its Consumer Price Index, CPI, report, the Bureau, however, reported that food inflation saw a 0.83 percentage point increase to 21.97 percent in June from 21.14 percent in May.