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Fish Import Bill Falls 14.8%
Nigeria spent ₦167.91 billion on fish imports in the second quarter of 2026, down 14.8% from ₦197.17 billion a year earlier, NBS data shows. Herring …
Nigeria Flies In Its Christmas Turkey
Turkey is a festive-table favourite in Nigeria, but most of it arrives frozen from Italy, the Netherlands and South Africa. With local poultry meeting only …
Africa's Biggest Goat Herd Falls Short
Nigeria has the largest goat herd in Africa, and goat meat ranks among its most-eaten proteins. Yet the country still imports sheep and goat meat, …
Nigeria's $296bn Ocean Prize Goes Begging
Nigeria could unlock a blue economy worth up to $296 billion, yet weak funding and policy gaps are leaving the opportunity on the table. Fisheries …
Swine Fever Empties Plateau's Pig Pens
An outbreak of African Swine Fever has torn through Plateau State, killing thousands of pigs, shutting hundreds of farms and crashing pork prices to below …
Nigeria Owns the Goats, Imports the Meat
Nigeria keeps the largest goat and sheep herd in Africa, more than 70 million goats, yet still imports much of the meat it eats. Weak …
Africa's Pork Leader Battles Swine Fever
Nigeria is Africa's biggest pork producer, turning out more than 300,000 tonnes a year from a herd of over eight million pigs. Yet African Swine …
Nigeria Eyes Solar Panels Over Its Crops
Nigeria could power its future and feed itself from the same land. New research shows that placing solar panels over farms, a practice called agrivoltaics, …
Washington Eyes Nigeria's Livestock
The United States has opened a fresh push to deepen agricultural trade with Nigeria, sending a livestock expert to Abuja and pitching American technology and …
Nigeria Sleeps on the Okpa Bean
Bambara groundnut, the bean behind okpa, is a complete-protein, drought-proof crop that could ease malnutrition and cut reliance on costly animal protein. Yet Nigeria grows …
Crayfish Slips Out of Reach
Crayfish, the tiny dried shellfish that seasons countless Nigerian soups, has roughly tripled in price in a year. Thin supplies from the riverine south, high …
Stockfish Scarcity Hits Nigeria's Soups
Okporoko, the dried stockfish imported from Norway and Iceland, is a fixture in Nigerian soups yet is not produced at home. A fresh bout of …
A Cheap Protein Nigeria Barely Raises
Rabbit meat is lean, cheap to produce and multiplies fast, and experts call it a ready answer to Nigeria's protein shortage. Yet only a tiny …
A Deadly Fever Haunts Nigeria's Pigs
Pork is a cheap, popular protein for millions of Nigerians, yet the industry that supplies it lives under constant threat. African swine fever keeps sweeping …
Nigeria's Ugba Stays a Local Secret
Ugba, the fermented African oil bean prized in eastern Nigerian kitchens, is a cheap, protein-rich delicacy that anchors dishes like abacha. Yet it is still …
Rabbit Meat Nibbles at the Protein Gap
As beef and fish grow dearer, rabbit is being pitched as a cheap, lean protein Nigeria can raise fast on little land and feed. Backers …
Nigeria Grows Too Few Mushrooms
igeria produces only about 300 tonnes of mushrooms a year against demand of at least 1,200 tonnes, and imports fill much of the gap. With …
A Paint of Oloyin Beans Costs 8.6% of the Minimum Wage at Ajah and 5% at Fresh Food Hub Mushin
Beans are the cheapest protein most Lagos households buy, and the price of a paint ranges from ₦3,500 to ₦6,000 across ten markets this week. …
Nigeria's Snails Can't Meet Demand
Snail farming is booming as a low-cost, high-protein agribusiness, but structured farms cannot keep up with what Nigerians and foreign buyers want. With demand for …
One Paint of Oloyin Beans Costs Between 5% and 8.6% of a Month's Minimum Wage, Depending on Where You Shop
Oloyin beans run from ₦3,500 a paint at Fresh Food Hub Mushin to ₦6,000 at Ajah Market this week. On a ₦70,000 minimum wage, that …