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Nigerian annual inflation rises to 11.98% in December

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Nigerian annual inflation was 11.98% in December, up from 11.85% in November, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

A separate food price index showed annual inflation at 14.67% in December, compared with 14.48% a month earlier.  Reuters

Pix: Nigeria Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed

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