Nigeria’s cooling inflation era has hit a significant geopolitical roadblock. After nearly a year of steady decline, headline inflation is projected to climb for the second consecutive month, reaching 15.95 per cent in April 2026. According to the Coronation Inflation Outlook released on Thursday, the disinflationary trend that began in March is expected to persist through the second quarter. This shift is driven primarily by a “structural risk premium” in global energy markets and localised food supply constraints. [...]