Nigeria’s consumer inflation grew by 11.31 percent in February year-on-year, compared to January’s 11.37 per cent.

Ghana’s February inflation came in at 9.2 per cent year-on-year compared to 9 per cent recorded in January this year. Meanwhile, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has assured that the cedi will stabilise in the next few weeks.

Nigeria’s January headline inflation declined to 11.37 percent year-on-year representing compared to 11.44 percent recorded in December 2018.

Nigeria’s inflation came in at 11.4 per cent in December 2018, a seven-month high from 11.28 per cent recorded in November. Food Inflation was higher at 13.56 per cent from 13.3 per cent in November.

Nigeria's November consumer inflation rose to 11.28 per cent as the cost of food surged. This represents a slight increase compared to 11.26 recorded in October.

Japanese inflation unexpectedly picked up in November but prices are still rising at less than half the rate targeted by the central bank.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi comments on the central bank's interest-rate decision, and the inflation and growth outlook during a news conference on policy, rates, inflation and the economy following the Governing Council's meeting in Frankfurt.

Members of Nigeria's monetary policy committee will begin a 2-day meeting next Monday to review key macroeconomic indicators notably, inflation, GDP growth and the exchange rate.

Nigeria’s inflation figures have declined from 16.25 per cent in May to 16.10 per cent in June.

The Central Bank of Nigeria plans to raise 177 billion naira of short-dated Treasury bills at an auction on the 5th of July to finance the country's budget deficit, help manage liquidity and curb inflation.

The Central Bank of Nigeria plans to reduce the country's inflation to between 10 to 11 percent by the end of this year and also plans to intervene more in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors.

People throw objects at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at a rally, angry over food shortages and rising inflation.