South-East Highest, As Food Prices Soar By 97%

The average price of food in Nigeria rose by an astonishing 97 per cent year-on-year from November 2023 to 2024.

This is according to the latest Selected Food Price Watch for November 2024, published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on January 17, 2025.

Analysis of the data shows that the average cost of food surged from N1,449.57 in November 2023 to N2,862.14 in November 2024 nationwide.

Month-on-month, food prices also climbed from N2,758.60 in October 2024, representing a 3.75 per cent increase in just one month.

This trend reflects the growing strain on household budgets amidst economic challenges, further exacerbated by inflationary pressures, foreign exchange volatility, and rising logistics costs.

According to NBS data, “the average price of 1kg beans brown (sold loose) stood at N2,720.96. This indicates a rise of 224.37% in price on a year-on-year basis from N838.85 recorded in November 2023 and a drop –2.77% on a month-on-month basis from N2,798.50 in October 2024. Agric eggs medium size (12 piece) experienced significant price increases year on year by N135.74% from N1,202.18 in November of last year (2023) to N2,833.97 in November 2024. On a month-on-month basis, the average price of this item rose by 6.08% from N 2,671.60 in October 2024. There was also a notable price increase of onion bulb by 174.65% on a year-on-year basis from N683.78 in November 2023 to N1,878.00 in November 2024.”