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6 days ago · Fresh peppers, another crucial jollof rice ingredient, have witnessed a similar price hike, nearly doubling in cost over the last month. Umar said a custard bucket of pepper sold for N3,000 or N4 ...
4 days ago · Between March and April 2024, the average price for 1kg of tomatoes rose by 17.06%. This increase shows a continuing upward trend in the price of this essential commodity; Similarly, a recent analysis by SBM Intelligence, known as the Jollof Rice Index, has tracked the cost of cooking Jollof rice across major cities in Nigeria.
3 days ago · A tomato seller at the popular Mile 12 Market in Lagos, told our reporter that a basket of quality fresh tomatoes, which sold between N50,000 and N80,000 in April, now sells for between N140,000 ...
4 days ago · In particular, the price of cooking one regular serving of Jollof rice increased from N13,106 in October 2023 to N17,000 in March 2024. Households throughout the country will be impacted by this increase in the price of components that are crucial to this traditional dish.
1 day ago · The price of rice in Nigeria has seen a notable decrease recently. Reports indicate that rice prices have crashed by over 20%, providing relief for Nigerian households amid rising food inflation. The reopening of the Nigeria-Niger border has led to an influx of cheaper paddy rice, contributing to the drop in prices.
4 days ago · Also, the report highlighted a 17.06% increase in tomato prices between March and April 2024. Moreover, the SBM Intelligence’s Jollof Rice Index showed a surge in the cost of preparing Jollof rice, with the average cost reaching N17,000 in March 2024, up from N13,106 in October 2023.
3 days ago · As prices of fresh tomatoes have tripled in less than a month, many Nigerians now look for alternatives to the vegetable which is a major ingredient in the preparation of the country’s legendary jollof rice. Tomato prices in Africa’s most populated nation, have jumped by 350 per cent to N45,000 for a 25kg basket as against N10,000 three ...
