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Lagos Egg Prices Climb Back Up
The early October dip in Lagos egg prices has reversed. A crate of Medium Sized Eggs rose for a third straight week to a mean …
Onions Jump 22% in Three Weeks
Onions rose to a mean of ₦1,260 per kg across Lagos in the fourth week of October 2026, up 22.33% from ₦1,030 three weeks earlier. …
Peppers Crash, Onions Climb in October
Rodo pepper averaged ₦1,924 per kg in Lagos in October 2026, down 27.06% from September. Tatashe fell 23.72% and shombo 20.05%. Onions went the other …
Olam Agri Plans Feed Plant in Delta
Olam Agri has secured 99.99 hectares at Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, for a new animal feed plant meant to supply poultry and livestock farmers in the …
Lagos Tomato Prices Rise as Pepper Eases
A paint of tomatoes now sells for ₦7,000 at a Lagos roadside market, up from ₦6,000 in August and September, traders say. Pepper has moved …
Nigeria Unveils $7.1 Billion Sugar Plan
Nigeria needs about $7.1 billion over 10 years to lift sugar output above 2 million tonnes a year and end reliance on imported raw sugar, …
Project WHEAT-NESS Targets Wheat Import Cut
The federal government has launched Project WHEAT-NESS, a 24-month programme to cut Nigeria's wheat import dependence by 10% to 15% within three years. Nigeria imports …
FG Moves to Implement Animal Feed Policy
The Livestock Ministry has begun building an implementation plan for the National Feed and Fodder Policy, with feed making up about 70% of livestock production …
Lagos Targets 40% Food Self-Sufficiency
Lagos State aims to double the share of its food needs it produces, from about 20% to 40%, under a five-year agriculture roadmap. Speaking for …
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. …
15 States Underspent Agric Capital Budgets: COANSA
Fifteen states spent less than half of their approved agriculture capital budgets in 2025, down from 22 in 2023, a coalition of 31 agrifood groups …
Onion Prices Hit ₦350,000 at Mile 12
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 losing more than …
Lagos Targets 40% Food Self-Sufficiency
Lagos aims to double the share of its food demand produced within the state, from about 20% to about 40%, under a five-year roadmap, Governor …
Tomato Farmers Blame Seed Costs for Prices
Tomato seeds that cost farmers ₦20,000 to ₦25,000 now sell for ₦35,000 to ₦40,000, the national tomato growers' association said, blaming the naira's fall for …
Lagos Targets 40% Food Self-Sufficiency
Lagos State aims to produce 40% of the food it consumes, up from about 20% today, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said at the state's World Food …
BOI Targets Agriculture With €85m EIB Facility
The Bank of Industry will channel new European Investment Bank funding into agriculture and local healthcare manufacturing in 2027, its chief executive said in Lagos. …
Shettima Forms Committee to Speed Farm Interventions
Vice President Kashim Shettima has set up a technical committee of federal ministries and agencies to fast-track interventions in wheat, other staple crops and livestock. …
Jollof Pot Cost Falls 11.5%: SBM Report
The cost of cooking a pot of jollof rice in Nigeria fell 11.5% between June and September 2026 to ₦26,178, the steepest quarterly drop since …
Edo, WACOT Renew Auchi Fertiliser Plant Deal
WACOT Limited has renewed its fertiliser production partnership with the Edo State Government at the state-owned plant in Auchi. The arrangement dates from 2017 and …
Abia Backs Presco Palm Project: 5,000 Jobs
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has urged Presco Plc to begin its oil palm investment on the 4,200-hectare Ulonna Farm Settlement while more land is …