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We Cant Afford It Any Longer: Nigerians Lament As Prices Of Staple Food Nearly Double
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As prices of staple food hit the roof across the country, Nigerians are complaining that they can no longer afford balanced diets and regular meals for their families.
Findings by SaharaReporters in Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, showed that the prices of staple food have increased by more than 90 per cent.
The prices of beans, rice, yam, garri, onions, tomatoes, pepper, fish, vegetable oil, palm oil, flour, and others have gone up beyond what many Nigerians say that they can afford.
Those who spoke to SaharaReporters pointed out that they had been struggling to feed since the coronavirus pandemic.
In Ondo State, for instance, a ‘mudu’ of local rice is sold at N850 while that of foreign is between N1000 and N1,200 with a bag going for N30,000 at the popular Oja Adedeji market in Akure.
At the Shasha market of the town, a rubber of white beans, which used to be sold at N18,000, is now N22, 000.
A schoolteacher, Bisi Ige, who is a mother of six children, said she could not afford to buy a bag of rice as she used to, due to the recent price hike.
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