Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- On a yearly basis, prices of food items rose the most in Kogi, Enugu, and Lagos in July, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown.

The report revealed that in July 2021, food inflation was highest in Kogi at 28.51 per cent, Enugu at 24.57 per cent, and Lagos at 24.04 per cent.

Akwa Ibom at 17.85 per cent, Bauchi at 17.74 per cent, and Abuja at 16.67 per cent recorded the slowest rise in year-on-year inflation.

The report said on a month-on-month basis, food price inflation was highest in Kebbi 2.98 per cent, Yobe 2.81 per cent and Delta 1.98 per cent.

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