Major Food Prices Increased In October, Says NBS Report         The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday said the prices of some major selected food items increased in October 2020. In its just released report on Food Price Watch for October 2020, the bureau revealed that the...

Expect Crash In Food Prices, Farmers, Others Tell Nigerians       Farmers and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector have projected that the high cost of food in most parts of the country will begin to drop in few months time. Farmers under the aegis of the All...

Rise In Prices Of Cereal, Bread, Yam, Others Escalate Nigeria’s Inflation       Nigeria’s inflation has recorded seventh-month consecutive rise to 13.22 percent in August. Headline inflation rate stood at 12.2 percent in February from where it rose steadily every month to 13.22 percent in August. When compared...

Finance Minister Contradicts Presidency, Says Food Prices Rising     The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, says food prices are indeed going up. This is contrary to claims by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who said last week that...

Prices Of Food Increased In June – NBS     The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS ) has said the prices of foods increased in June 2020. In its report titled : “Selected Food Prices Watch – June 2020,” it said the average price of 1kg of yam...

World Food Prices Hit Highest Level Since 2015   The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has revealed that the Food Price Index hit its highest level in five years amid strong biofuel demand for palm oil and sugarcane This, meant that world food prices rose for the...