Chai! Na wetin happen for Naija as National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) just drop di latest inflation figures wey we all dey fear!
According to dem, December 2025 inflation rate don settle at 15.15 percent, no be small change from November wey show 17.33 percent before. Dem even add say dis change na because of di new method wey dem use to calculate dem statistics. E just mean say inflation dey calm down small small, but no be say all of us go fit buy food waka without headache.
Food inflation dey cause wahala for obodo Naija, but e don reduce from 39.84 percent last year December to 10.84 percent this year. Wetin this mean be say we fit see some price drop for market, before dem start to carry basket go agidigbo!
For state level, na Abia state wey dey enjoy di highest inflation at 19.03 percent, while Sokoto dey chill with di lowest at 8.61 percent. Dem don also warn say make we no dey compare states like say dem be one big family, because dem different state get different wahala with their own consumption patterns.
Food and non-alcoholic drink na di major culprit as e dey contribute about 6.06 points to di overall headline inflation. Restaurants and accommodation services dey follow with about 1.96 points, while transport no wan gree rest na 1.62.
People don dey observe say no be all states dey collect di same level of food price wahala. On top monthly basis, December’s food inflation go down by 0.36 percent. Tomatoes, garri, and all di usual suspects don ease small, but make we no celebrate yet—because e fit change again tomorrow!
But wetin go happen for all di businesses wey dey operate for Lagos? Dem don remind dem say dem need to file dem annual tax returns sharp-sharp. E no go nice if dem no comply as penalties dey wait for dem. Na di deadline na January 31, 2026! So, make dem no dey slack o, before di tax man go show dem pepper.
Naija economy still dey face challenge with oil production wey don reduce to 1.422 million barrels per day from wey e dey before. OPEC don talk say last time we meet di production target, na July 2025! But ondi bright side, our non-oil sector dey grow small small, thanks to everything wey happen.
As we dey follow di inflation wahala like Naija soap opera, e good make we jolly, but no forget say we still get long road ahead.
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