{
  "id": 9027776,
  "title": "Nigeria Education Inflation Jumps to 10.72% as Last Year’s Dip Lifts the Rate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nigeria-education-inflation-jumps-to-10-72-as-last-years-dip-lifts",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T22:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/nigeria-education-inflation-august-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In August 2026, education inflation in Nigeria rose to 10.72%, driven by a dip in prices from the previous year. The annual rate, which compares August 2026 with August 2025, rose from 7.51% in July. This increase is largely attributed to the base effect, accounting for nearly all of the 3.21-point jump. Education services make up 6.2% of the consumer price index basket and contributed 0.95 percentage points to the overall inflation. In August, education services inflation contributed 0.95 percentage points to the 15.39% headline inflation rate, down from 16.00% in July. Lagos recorded the highest annual rate at 23.68%, while Sokoto had the lowest at 2.11%. The new school year in Lagos started on 14 September 2026, with any fee increases expected to appear in the September figures.",
  "summary": "Nigeria education inflation rose to 10.72% in August 2026 from 7.51%, yet school prices rose only 0.17% in the month. A weak base did most of the work. The post Nigeria Education Inflation Jumps to 10.72% as Last Year’s Dip Lifts the Rate appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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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."
}