Inflation Rises to 15.7% in February Amid Fuel Scarcity

The Consumer Price Index rose to 15.7 per cent in February from 15.6 per cent in January.

This is according the National Bureau of Statistics in its ‘Consumer Price Index February 2022’ report on Tuesday.

According to the NBS, the highest increases were recorded in prices of gas, liquid fuel, wine, tobacco, spirit, narcotics, solid fuels, among others