The average price of major food items in Nigeria like yam, rice, tomatoes and eggs increased in June, the National Bureau of Statistics has said.It said the average price of one kilogramme of tomatoes increased by 30.25 per cent.
Rice is a staple food for households in Nigeria. The importation has been banned, but imported rice, mostly through permeable land borders, is still common across Nigeria.The price of a tuber of yam, a substitute of rice in many Nigerian homes, increased from N236.90 in May to N250.70 in June, representing an increase of 5.83 per cent.
The NBS said in arriving at the report, fieldwork was done by over 700 staff in all states of the federation supported by supervisors, who were monitored by internal and external observers.
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