Cost of healthy food rises by 32% in five months

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Nigerians face acute malnutrition as the average cost of purchasing healthy food daily increased by 32 per cent in the five months, rising to N1,041 in May 2024 from N786 in December 2023.

The South-East for the first time in the past three months overtook the South-West as the most expensive zone in terms of the cost of a healthy diet as it costs N1,189 to feed an adult per day in the zone in May 2024.The National Bureau of Statistics , disclosed this in its latest Cost of a Healthy Diet report for May 2024.

On a state-by-state analysis, the report noted that Ebonyi, Abia, and Anambra recorded the highest CoHD at N1,225, N1,215, and N1,205, respectively.

 

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