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Inflation forecast hits 14.12% as energy costs rise

Nigeria’s ongoing disinflationary trend is expected to face significant headwinds in February 2026, as rising global energy prices threaten to undermine gains made in the food sector. According to the latest market outlook from Coronation Asset Management, while headline inflation is projected to moderate to 14.12 per cent year-on-year, down from 15.10 per cent in January, the pace of this decline is increasingly being stifled by volatile energy costs. [...]