Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 14.63% in September 2026, down from 15.39% recorded in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The latest figure represents a decline of 6.35 percentage points from the 20.98% recorded in September 2025, signalling a further slowdown in annual price growth.
The NBS also reported that month-on-month headline inflation fell to 0.06% in September from 0.71% in August, indicating a slower increase in average prices during the month.
The NBS said the September inflation rate declined compared with both the preceding month and the corresponding period of the previous year.
In its report, the statistics agency noted that the pace of increase in average prices slowed on a month-on-month basis.
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