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World Bank says Nigerian economy to grow in 2026 but Iran war lifts inflation

Timeslive · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 435 words · By Reuters Agency
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What to know about World Bank says Nigerian economy to grow in 2026 but Iran war lifts inflation

The World Bank reports that Nigeria's economy is expected to grow in 2026 despite the Iran war, though rising fuel costs and high inflation pose risks to incomes and poverty reduction. The report highlights President Tinubu's economic reforms and calls for continued fiscal discipline and child development investments.

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What happened

Nigeria’s economy is resilient and set to grow in the first half of 2026 despite the Iran war, the World Bank said on Tuesday, adding that rising fuel costs and persistently high inflation risk squeezing incomes and slowing poverty reduction.

Why it matters

Business activity remains in expansion territory with the US/Israel-Iran conflict so far lifting prices but leaving output largely intact, World Bank Nigeria lead economist Fiseha Haile said during a presentation in the capital Abuja.

Common ground

“Overall business activity has been expanding over the past few months, suggesting the impact on growth has been relatively contained.

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The World Bank reports that Nigeria's economy is expected to grow in 2026 despite the Iran war, though rising fuel costs and high inflation pose risks to incomes and poverty reduction. The report highlights President Tinubu's economic reforms and calls for continued fiscal discipline and child development investments.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Nigeria’s outcomes are among the world’s worst, with 110 deaths per 1,000 children before age five”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about Nigeria's child mortality rate of 110 deaths per 1,000 children under five.
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Claim 2: “rising fuel costs and persistently high inflation risk squeezing incomes and slowing poverty reduction”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about fuel costs, inflation, income levels, or poverty reduction in Nigeria.
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Claim 3: “Fuel prices have risen more than 50% during the Iran war”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results confirming a 50% increase in Nigerian fuel prices during the Iran war. The available evidence discusses global fuel price impacts but not Nigeria specifically.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in March 2026, has led to possibly the largest ever supply disruption in the global oil market. The impacts of the conflict include ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_fuel_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The usage and pricing of gasoline (or petrol) results from factors such as crude oil prices, processing and distribution costs, local demand, the strength of local currencies, local taxation or subsid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_and_diesel_usage_and_…
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Claim 4: “the debt‑to‑GDP ratio fell for the first time in a decade”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about Nigeria's debt-to-GDP ratio in 2025.
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Claim 5: “Nigeria’s economy is resilient and set to grow in the first half of 2026 despite the Iran war, the World Bank said”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results confirming Nigeria's economic growth projections or the World Bank's statement about resilience despite the Iran war. The available evidence only discusses the Iran war's global economic impacts, not Nigeria specifically.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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Claim 6: “Business activity remains in expansion territory with the US/Israel-Iran conflict so far lifting prices but leaving output largely intact”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about business activity in Nigeria during the US/Israel-Iran conflict.
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Claim 7: “Nigeria’s fiscal deficit widened slightly to 3.1% of GDP in 2025”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about Nigeria's fiscal deficit in 2025.
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Claim 8: “The World Bank forecasts economic growth of about 4.2% for 2026”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the World Bank's 2026 growth forecast for Nigeria.
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Claim 9: “Inflation eased sharply to 15.06% in February from about 33% in December 2024”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results confirming the specific inflation rate decrease from 33% in December 2024 to 15.06% in February 2025. The available Wikipedia entries discuss general historical context, not Nigeria's inflation data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 25 December 2025, the United States in coordination with the Nigerian government conducted strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_in_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
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