Nigeria faces imminent egg shortages as day-old chick prices have surged 67 percent in three months, BusinessDay's findings show. Poultry farmers are struggling to restock and boost production amid months-long waits for pullets – young hens produced for egg laying. The scarcity has pushed the prices of day-old chicks to N3,000 from N1,800 in January 2026. “There is a scarcity of pullets,” Dayo Gawati, managing director and chief executive officer, Fdot Farms Limited, said in response to questions. Read also:  Nigeria faces imminent egg shortages as day-old chick prices have surged 67 percent in three months, BusinessDay's findings show. Poultry farmers are struggling to restock and boost production amid months-long waits for pullets – young hens produced for egg laying. The scarcity has pushed the prices of day-old chicks to N3,000 from N1,800 in January 2026. “There is a scarcity of pullets,” Dayo Gawati, managing director and chief executive officer, Fdot Farms Limited, said in response to questions. Read also: