Nigeria inflation rises in May on higher food prices
LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria's annual inflation rose to 22.41% in May on a year-on-year basis from 22.22% in the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Thursday. Food and non alcoholic beverages were the biggest drivers of inflation, the bureau said. Inflation has remained elevated in Africa's biggest economy, eroding savings and incomes, and prompting the central bank to