Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 15.15 per cent in December 2025, reflecting a moderation in price pressures compared with the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the NBS, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, disclosed this today in Abuja while...
•Tinubu and ADC logo The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Tinubu-led federal government of weaponising poverty and manipulating poverty for political gains. In a statement by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of being dishonest in its claim of increased local food product...
•Tinubu and Buhari Dolapo Bright, a former Special Adviser on Agriculture to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that President Bola Tinubu was misled by his advisers that the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on the importation of food staples through land and sea borders would reduce inflation. Bright said this on Channels TV last...
•Tinubu The federal government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has announced immediate measures to address the high cost of food in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, announced this on his official X account, stating that there will be a 150-day duty-free import window fo...
•Foodstuffs market According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UDHR, Article 25(1), everyone has the right to standard of living adequate for their health and well-being, which includes access to food, clothing, and housing. Similarly, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ICESCR, Article 11 emphasises...
Some traders and commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have frowned at the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the NNPC Ltd. The NNPC Ltd Retail Management approved the upward review of PMS pump price from N617 per litre to N897 per litre effective from today, Tuesday, September 3, […]
•Foodstuffs Nigerians have reacted, stating that the surge in the dollar’s value is not solely responsible for the increase in the prices of goods. Reacting to a post on social media platforms, Nigerians emphasised that the decline in dollar might not affect the prices of goods as there are additional underlying factors influencing it, reports...

