Nigerian households are paying less this year for their Christmas menu compared to 2024. BusinessDay’s analysis shows that the average cost of preparing rice and stew, a key staple on the Christmas menu, which includes frozen chicken and vegetable oil, will cost an average of N20,500 this year,
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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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