Energy, food prices push inflation further to 17.9%

16 October 2016, Lagos — The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, maintained its upward streak at the weekend as it increased to 17.9 percent in September from 17.6 percent it stood in the previous month. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which released the CPI figures yesterday, noted that the 0.24 percent rise […] More »