Nigeria’s headline inflation rate falls to 15.39% in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The rate decreases by 0.04 percentage points from 15.43% recorded in July 2026.
Both outlets report that the figure comes from NBS’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for August 2026, released on Tuesday. The coverage is consistent on the direction of change and the month-to-month comparison. The articles do not provide additional breakdowns, such as which components drove the change or whether particular food and non-food categories rose or fell. Instead, they focus on the headline rate and the comparison between July and August.
