FoodInflation
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Onion, Tomato Prices Climb Despite Harvest
A big sack of onions now sells for ₦350,000 at Lagos's Mile 12 market, up from ₦130,000 in August, as growers report heavy storage losses. …
Food Prices Fall 1.55% in September: NBS
Average food prices in Nigeria fell between August and September, official data shows, as headline inflation eased to 14.63%. Lagos still recorded the highest annual …
Nigeria Marks 46th World Food Day
Nigeria is marking its 46th World Food Day under the theme "Innovate Today, Nourish Tomorrow", with federal events in Abuja and a Lagos programme drawing …
Food Prices Fall 1.55% as Inflation Eases
Average food prices in Nigeria fell 1.55% between August and September 2026, pulling headline inflation down to 14.63%, the National Bureau of Statistics said. Lagos …
IMF Warns Food Prices Will Deepen Poverty
he IMF has raised Nigeria's 2026 growth forecast to 4.2% but warned that higher prices for essentials will worsen poverty and food insecurity. Fund officials …
Food Inflation More Than Doubled in 2026
Nigeria's food inflation stood at 8.89% in January, its lowest since August 2011. By June it had reached 17.52%, and by July 20.31%, more than …
Food Inflation Falls to 19.57%
Nigeria's food inflation fell to 19.57% in August from 20.31% in July, its first decline in six months, the NBS said. FoodPrices Lagos data backs …
Beans Defy Lagos's Cooling Food Prices
Beans rose for a second straight week in Lagos while almost everything else fell. Drum beans climbed 1.3% to a mean of ₦878 per derica …
Tomatoes Tumble 60% in Kano
A bumper harvest has crashed vegetable prices in Kano, with a small basket of tomatoes falling 60% from ₦10,000 to ₦4,000 in two weeks. Traders …
A Harvest Lull Cools Lagos Food Prices
Fresh harvests are pulling down the price of plantain, potatoes and tomatoes across Lagos markets, easing pressure on shoppers as food inflation slows. The relief …
Nigeria Tops Africa's Food-Crisis List
Nigeria had 36.3 million people facing crisis-level food insecurity in August, the highest of 17 African countries tracked by AGRA. The figure represents about one …
Food Inflation Cools After Six Months of Gains
Nigeria's food inflation eased to 19.57% in August 2026, its first drop in six months, as the monthly pace of price increases slowed sharply. Prices …
Harvest Cools Food Inflation to 19.57%
Nigeria's food inflation fell to 19.57% in August, its first drop in six months, as the main harvest began easing supply pressures. Month-on-month food price …
Farmers Shrink Their Fields as Inputs Bite
The cost of fertiliser, seeds and agrochemicals has climbed so high that farmers around Abuja are cutting the size of their farms and buying inputs …
Lagos Food Prices Soften Across The Board
Nineteen of the 27 product and unit lines FoodPrices Nigeria tracks in Lagos fell in the week to 14 August 2026. Five rose, three held …
Lagos Food Prices This Week: Imported Rice Falls as Tariff Cut Bites, While Local Staples Climb
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows a basket splitting along import lines. Every imported rice format fell in the …
Lagos Food Prices This Week: Tariff Cut and Stronger Naira Pull Rice Down as Fuel Hike Lifts Garri
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows a food basket split cleanly by how goods reach the city. Imported rice …
Lagos Food Prices This Week: Rice Falls on Tariff Cut While Fuel Costs Push Garri Higher
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows the food basket splitting along a clear line. Imported rice eased across every …
Garri (White) Leads Lagos Price Increases, Mean Rises 4.2% as Transport Costs Bite
A paint of Garri (White) posted the largest mean price increase in this week's Ministry market survey, climbing 4.2% to ₦1,320, in a week when …
Lagos Food Prices Split as Fuel Costs Jump and Naira Holds: Yam Falls 9.6%, Garri Climbs 4.2%
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows a food basket pulling apart along a clear line. Imported rice fell in …