Nigeria recorded an average of about 28.2 per cent increase in the prices of major food items consumed in many households in the country in the last year, a PREMIUM TIMES’ market survey has shown.
A market check conducted on food prices by this newspaper across nine states in the country shows that the prices of food items have been on a steady rise in the last 12 months.
The food items monitored include yam, rice, beans, vegetable oil, palm oil, tomatoes, pepper, maize, onion,…
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