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Nigeria inflation rises to 11.44 percent y/y in Dec– NBS

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Annual inflation in Nigeria stood at 11.44 percent in December, up from 11.28 percent in November, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday in a report.

Inflation on the food price index was 13.56 percent, up from 13.30 percent.  Reuters

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