Category: Macroeconomic Update

The highly anticipated Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the first since July 2023 and the inaugural session under the leadership of Dr. Olayemi Cardoso following his appointment as the Governor…

NIGERIA’S GDP GROWTH RATE AT 2.74% IN 2023 (vs 3.10% IN 2022) Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) witnessed a notable expansion of 3.46% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023,…

Inflation Watch – Nigeria’s Inflation: To The Moon ! In January 2024, Nigeria’s headline inflation surged, accelerating by 0.98% to 29.90% y/y (estimated at 29.5% y/y), compared to 28.92% y/y…

Inflation Watch – Final Inflation print for 2023 remains elevated Nigeria’s headline inflation increased at 28.92% y/y in December, adding 0.72 percentage points from 28.20% y/y in November 2023, and…

Nigeria’s Inflation: The Wave of Escalating Prices Linger Nigeria’s year-on-year inflation paced higher in November at 28.20%, adding 0.87 percentage points from 27.33% y/y in October 2023, and beating 27.90%…

NIGERIA’S GDP GREW BY 2.54% IN Q3’2023 In Q3’2023, Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) exhibited a year-on-year growth of 2.54%, slightly below the Bloomberg estimate of 2.85%. This growth marked…

Nigeria’s Headline Inflation Soared to 27.33%, amidst higher input costs and a weaker naira. In October, Nigeria’s year-on-year inflation rose to 27.33%, up from 26.72% in September 2023, contributing an…

Nigeria’s headline Inflation soars to 26.72%, an 18-year high Nigeria’s inflation for September jumped to 26.72% y/y, from 25.80% y/y in August 2023, adding 0.92 percentage points between August and…

Inflation Watch – August’23 Inflation at 25.80% y/y Nigeria’s inflation for August increased to 25.80% y/y, from 24.08% y/y in July 2023, adding 1.72 percentage points between July and August…

NIGERIA’S GDP GREW BY 2.51% IN Q2’2023 Nigeria’s Q2’23 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.51% Y-o-Y, lower than the 2.80% estimate. Although, the growth rate was lower than 3.54%…