The Jollof Rice Index as a window into food inflation
By Guardian Exclusive
19 March 2017 |
5:30 am
In spite of National Bureau of Statistics' report that inflation rate dropped in Nigeria in February, prices of food items show no sign of dropping, SBM Jollof Index and NBS report indicate.
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