Garri offered Lekki-Jakande Market shoppers a rare patch of calm in 2026. A 50kg bag of white garri held at N21,500 across the weeks of January 26, February 9, February 16, February 23 and March 16, an unbroken flat line, before edging up only slightly to N22,000 by the week of June 1. Yellow garri was just as steady, starting at N22,333 in January, settling at N21,500 through the spring and easing to N20,833 by June, a small fall of 6.7% over the period. The paint-bucket measures held in the same tight band, with white garri at N2,000 a paint for most of the period.
That stands in sharp contrast to white garri at the other June market, where the bag took a far rougher ride. At Lekki-Jakande the staple simply held. The tubers were quiet too. A bunch of local plantain was recorded at N5,500 in January, a tuber of local yam at N3,500, and a medium yam at N3,000 by March. A paint of Irish potato sat at N8,000 in early February. None of these shows the kind of swing seen on beans or onions.
Garri is among the cassava-based staples the National Bureau of Statistics named in the food basket when it reported inflation back above the headline rate at 16.06% year on year in April 2026. A flat garri shelf at Lekki-Jakande through that period is a sign that local cassava supply around this market held up even as the national basket climbed.
Against the other June market, Lekki-Jakande is the cheaper place for a white garri bag by a clear margin. In the week of June 1 it cost N22,000 here against N27,000 at Ajah Market, a saving of N5,000 on a single bag.
Live readings sit on the Lekki-Jakande Market real-time prices page, and the two markets compare on the compare tool.