- Lagos Records 13.48% Monthly Food Inflation In July – NBS
- Adamawa records Nigeria’s highest food inflation at 51.36%
- Nigeria’s headline inflation drops by 0.48 percentage points to 15.43%
Lagos recorded a 13.48 per cent month-on-month food inflation rate in July 2026, ranking second highest among states in Nigeria, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
Eko Hot Blog reports the figure came as Nigeria’s overall headline inflation rate declined to 15.43 per cent in July, from 15.91 per cent in June, representing a 0.48 percentage-point decrease.
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The NBS also reported that the national month-on-month headline inflation rate fell to 1.57 per cent in July, compared with 1.66 per cent in June.
Despite the moderation in headline inflation, food prices recorded a sharp monthly increase, with food inflation rising to 5.56 per cent in July from 3.75 per cent in June.
The bureau attributed the increase to changes in the prices of several food items, including crayfish, fresh pepper, onions, carrots, rice, water yam, tomatoes, garri, plantain, beef, eggs, guinea corn, ginger and plantain flour.
On a year-on-year basis, Nigeria’s food inflation stood at 20.31 per cent in July, lower than the 26.20 per cent recorded in July 2025.
At the state level, Adamawa recorded the highest month-on-month food inflation at 17.02 per cent, followed by Lagos at 13.48 per cent and Borno at 13.26 per cent.
Food inflation, however, declined month-on-month in Jigawa, which recorded -3.68 per cent, Kebbi at -3.67 per cent and Bauchi at -1.85 per cent.
For year-on-year food inflation, Adamawa recorded the highest rate at 51.36 per cent, followed by Katsina at 30.84 per cent and Zamfara at 30.65 per cent.
Borno recorded the lowest year-on-year food inflation at -0.31 per cent, followed by Nasarawa at 6.88 per cent and Kebbi at 12.50 per cent.
The latest figures show that while the overall pace of inflation moderated in July, food prices continued to put pressure on consumers, particularly in states such as Lagos and Adamawa.
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