NBS Reveals Three States With Highest Inflation Rate

Kogi, Rivers and Lagos have been revealed as Nigeria states with the highest all-items inflation rate in October 2023.

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, Consumer Price Index, CPI, report for October disclosed this on Wednesday.

According to NBS, the all-items inflation rate on a Year-on-Year basis was highest in Kogi (34.20 per cent), Rivers (31.44 per cent) and Lagos (31.23 per cent).

The states with lowest figures are, Borno (20.06 per cent), Jigawa (23.52 per cent), and Sokoto (24.47 per cent).

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