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Nigeria consumer inflation falls slightly to 11.25 percent in March – NBS

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Nigeria’s consumer inflation stood at 11.25 percent in March, compared with 11.31 percent in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.

A separate food price index showed inflation at 13.45 percent in March, compared with 13.47 percent in February. Reuters

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