Chinyere Chukwu has visited two markets in Lagos in search of a bag of rice and a carton of vegetable oil she can afford, but with food prices surging daily, she fears her family would have to do without sharing it with families and friends this festive season. “Every Christmas, I usually buy a
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues. She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.

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