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  "id": 14722788,
  "title": "Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 14.64% in September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/nigerias-inflation-rate-drops-to-14-64-in-september",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:07:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/15/nigerias-inflation-rate-drops-to-14-64-in-september/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigeria's inflation rate has decreased to 14.64% in September 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This marks a decline from 15.39% recorded in August, indicating a further easing of inflation rates in the country. However, food inflation has slightly increased to 19.59% in September from 19.57% in August, highlighting ongoing food price pressures affecting Nigerians. In response to the easing inflation rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cut the interest rate to 23% from 26.5% during its latest Monetary Policy Committee meeting.",
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        "published": "2026-10-15T13:11:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria’s inflation cools to lowest since 2025 despite rising energy prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/nigerias-inflation-cools-to-lowest-since-2025-despite-rising-energy",
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        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/saudi-inflation-remains-stable-at-1-9-in-september-despite-global",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 14.63% in September, says NBS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/breaking-nigerias-inflation-dropped-to-14-63-in-september-says-nbs",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:52:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Nigeria’s inflation eases to 14.63% in September",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/nigerias-inflation-eases-to-14-63-in-september",
        "published": "2026-10-15T15:14:50.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "CleanSpark and BitFuFu see bitcoin production slip in September as Canaan remains flat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/cleanspark-and-bitfufu-see-bitcoin-production-slip-in-september-as",
        "published": "2026-10-15T16:06:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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