The latest jump in Nigerian inflation, to 16.5% y/y in January, on the back of surging food price pressures, is likely to increase pressure on the central bank (CBN) to tighten monetary policy. But as concerns about the weakness of the economic recovery take centre stage, we think that the CBN will hold fire.
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