As individuals have continued to swallow the bitter pill of the extraordinary economic crisis that has put the majority of firms and households in grave straits, inflation has literally knocked most countries to its knees.
This time, a jump in inflation has severely hurt Nigeria’s economy by driving up the cost of basic goods and services.
According to data made public by the National Bureau of Statistics, the inflation rate surged to 19.64% in July 2022, the highest rate seen in the previous 17 years. The impact of this increase was mostly noticed in the commodities sector, where prices have recently increased significantly.
According to the survey, price rises in food items including wine, seafood, pork, potatoes, yams, and other tubers were to blame for the increase in the food index.
According to the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update report for the month of June 2022, the country’s inflation rate was already among the highest in the world prior to the Ukraine War and is probably going to get even higher as a result of the increase in global fuel and food prices brought on by the War.