Across Nigerian markets in late 2025, many staple food prices have softened — a 50kg bag of rice, once trading above ₦100,000, now exchanges hands nearer to just over half that price, and beans and garri have also eased significantly from their peaks. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, average prices of rice, beans, garri, and other essentials recorded year-on-year declines by late 2025, with beans dropping over 37% and garri nearly 30% in October compared to a year earlier. Consumers feel this relief keenly. When a mother in Lagos
Across Nigerian markets in late 2025, many staple food prices have softened — a 50kg bag of rice, once trading above ₦100,000, now exchanges hands nearer to just over half that price, and beans and garri have also eased significantly from their peaks. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, average prices of rice, beans, garri, and other essentials recorded year-on-year declines by late 2025, with beans dropping over 37% and garri nearly 30% in October compared to a year earlier. Consumers feel this relief keenly. When a mother in Lagos
