It’s a known fact that, back in the days, there is always a big gap between the rural and urban inflation rate, but that is not the case in recent times. The rural areas have seen a very close gap in inflation rate between them and urban dwellers. This is[Read More…]
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Nigeria’s Food Inflation Worsens, Hits 19.56%: Data Office
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 15.75 percent in December 2020, a 0.86 percent increase from 14.89 percent in November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday morning in its monthly inflation report. The statistics office disclosed that food inflation surged to 19.56 percent last month, representing a 1.26 percent[Read More…]
CBN raises Cash Reserve Ratio to 27.5%
The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the Cash Reserve Ratio from 22.5 per cent to 27.5 per cent. Briefing the press after the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in 2020 held in Abuja, the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said that all other parameters were retained. Accordingly, the[Read More…]