Inflation paradox: Food basket state starves as neighbours feast

    Temiloluwa Bamgbose, Feyishola Jaiyesimi, Cynthia Egboboh and Benjamin Agesan, Nkechinyere Oginyi | Editor’s picks | Feb 26, 2026    
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As the federal government touts an easing of economic pressure — with headline inflation dipping to 15.10 percent — residents of Benue and Kogi states are living a different reality. The national average, it turns out, is a statistical illusion.

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