For the first time in this dataset, Ajah Market and Lekki-Jakande Market can be compared in the same week, because both were captured in the week of June 1. On beans, Ajah comes out ahead. A 50kg bag of Oloyin beans cost N70,000 at Ajah against N73,333 at Lekki-Jakande, a difference of N3,333 in Ajah's favour. The smaller measure pointed the same way, with a paint bucket of Oloyin at N5,500 at Ajah and N6,000 at Lekki-Jakande, and a derica at N1,300 against N1,367.
For a household or vendor buying beans by the bag, that N3,333 gap is the kind of difference worth planning a trip around, especially for anyone buying several bags. Because both readings come from the same week, the comparison is a clean same-week market difference rather than a movement over time, which is the right way to weigh one market against another.
Both markets also published first captures of white beans by the bag in June, with Ajah at N120,000 for a 50kg bag against N108,333 at Lekki-Jakande. These are debut readings rather than tracked movements, and the white beans figures sit well above the Oloyin equivalents at both markets, so buyers should treat them as fresh reference points to watch rather than settled benchmarks.
The gap sits inside a national beans market that remains under pressure. The National Bureau of Statistics reported food inflation back above the headline rate at 16.06% year on year in April 2026, with beans among the drivers, while Vanguard reported beans still rising month on month even as they sat below year-earlier levels. When a staple is climbing, the few thousand naira saved by choosing the cheaper market matters more, not less.
Compare the two markets side by side on the compare tool, or check live beans prices at Ajah Market and Lekki-Jakande Market.