Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- Nigeria's annual inflation rate eased to 20.12 per cent in August from 21.88 per cent in July 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday.

The statistics office said the August 2025 headline inflation rate showed a decrease of 1.76 per cent compared to the July 2025 headline inflation rate.

Inflation indicators compare prices of goods and services over 12 months. A decline does not necessarily imply a reduction in prices; instead, it shows the rate of price increase had fallen compared to previous months.

On a year-on-year basis, the bureau said the headline inflation rate was 12.03 per cent lower than the rate recorded in August 2024 (32.15 per cent).

This, it said, shows that the headline inflat...