{
  "id": 1676882,
  "title": "Nigeria’s inflation falls to 15.43% in July as food prices rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/nigerias-inflation-falls-to-15-43-in-july-as-food-prices-rise",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:25:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-news/903732-nigerias-inflation-falls-to-15-43-in-july-as-food-prices-rise.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The latest NBS data show a slower increase in overall consumer prices, but food inflation accelerated sharply, with monthly food inflation rising to 5.56 per cent from 3.75 per cent in June. The post Nigeria’s inflation falls to 15.43% in July as food prices rise appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria: Why food prices, cost of living keep rising despite inflation drop – Economists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/nigeria-why-food-prices-cost-of-living-keep-rising-despite-inflation",
        "published": "2026-08-18T06:21:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}