Nigeria’s inflation rose to 15.15% in December 2025 as NBS reported 0.7% monthly spike.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate climbed to 15.15 per cent in December 2025, up from 14.45 per cent in November, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The NBS data showed that inflation increased by 0.7 per cent on a month-to-month basis, with the CPI rising to 131.2 in December from 130.5 in November.
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Despite the overall rise, food inflation eased slightly, declining by 1.49 percentage points to 10.84 per cent in December from 11.08 per cent in November. On a year-on-year basis, food inflation also moderated from the high levels recorded in December 2024.
The NBS stated that the December 2025 year-on-year headline inflation stood at 15.15 per cent, which is 19.65 percentage points lower than the 34.80 per cent recorded in December 2024, reflecting the impact of a different base year.
“This shows that the headline inflation rate on a year-on-year basis decreased in December 2025 compared to the same month in the preceding year,” the NBS noted.
The latest figures come amid earlier projections that inflationary pressures could rise in December, underscoring continued volatility in Nigeria’s price environment.
