The price of foods consumed by Nigerians have continued on a steady rise, as food inflation rose from 16.06 percent to 16.96 percent in April 2026.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics report, the Food inflation rate in May 2026 on a month-on-month basis was 2.98 percent, and on a year-on-year basis, it was 16.96 percent and stood at 24.55 percent in the same month of the preceding year (May 2025).
This increase, the Bureau said can be attributed to the rate of change in the average prices of Onions (Fresh), Maize (Corn) grains, Melon (Egusi), Water Yam, Cassava Flour, Crayfish, Pepper (Fresh), Tomatoes (Fresh), Wheat Grain, Cassava Tuber, Yam Tuber, Sweet Potatoes, Ginger (Fresh), Plantain, Cow Pea, among others.
State-level analysis of the food index in May 2026, showed that on a Year-on-Year basis, food prices was highest in Adamawa (29.62percent), Kwara (28.47 percent), and Rivers (28.40 percent,
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