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  "id": 1490004,
  "title": "JUST IN: Nigeria’s headline inflation falls to 15.43% in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/just-in-nigerias-headline-inflation-falls-to-15-43-in-july",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:50:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/just-in-nigerias-headline-inflation-falls-to-15-43-in-july/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria's headline inflation rate fell to 15.43 percent in July 2026, a 0.48 percentage-point decline from 15.91 percent in June. The July figure marked a significant 9.51 percentage-point reduction year-on-year, compared to 24.94 percent in July 2025. Despite the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase from 143.0 to 145.3 points, the decline in the inflation rate suggests that the pace of price increases slowed in July.",
  "summary": "Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 15.43% in July 2026, a 0.48 percentage-point decline from June. Get the full details on Nigeria inflation. Read More: https://punchng.com/just-in-nigerias-headline-inflation-falls-to-15-43-in-july/",
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        "published": "2026-08-17T12:59:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "JUST IN: Nigeria’s headline inflation falls to 15.43% in July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/just-in-nigerias-headline-inflation-falls-to-15-43-in-july-1495319",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:20:50.000Z"
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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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