While Ajah's garri jumped this month, Lekki-Jakande Market kept the cheapest staple in the basket close to flat in the week of June 1.
Against Its Own Recent Prices
A 50kg bag of white garri firmed only slightly to ₦22,000 from ₦21,500 in the week of March 16, up 2.3%, while yellow garri eased to ₦20,833 from ₦21,500, down 3.1%. The retail paint buckets actually fell, white garri to ₦1,533 from ₦2,000 and yellow to ₦1,833 from ₦2,000, so the small buyer saw relief.
Against Ajah, the Same Week
A 50kg bag of white garri was ₦5,000 cheaper at Lekki-Jakande than at Ajah Market, the widest garri gap between the two this week. Yellow garri was almost level, separated by under ₦200. At retail, the paint of white garri ran ₦233 more here than at Ajah, the familiar bulk-versus-retail flip.
Against the Rest of Lagos
When other markets were captured between January and April, a 50kg bag of white garri ran ₦18,000 to ₦22,000 across Agege, Ayobo, Ikotun, Iyana Ipaja, Mushin, Oshodi, Ikorodu and Ketu. Lekki-Jakande's ₦22,000 sits at the top of that earlier range, while Ajah's ₦27,000 stands clearly above it.
The Bigger Picture
Garri is processed from locally grown cassava, so it usually carries less exchange-rate exposure than imported staples, which is why Lekki-Jakande's steadiness reads as the norm and Ajah's jump as the outlier. The NBS named garri among the staples moving its April 2026 food index, and the FAO tracks cassava products as a gauge of local food resilience. Live prices: Lekki-Jakande Market.