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, an 18 percent decrease from last year’s N25,000. Food inflation, which accounts for the bulk of household spending, eased to 11.08 percent in November 2025 from 39.93 percent in the same period of 2024, the lowest in over seven years, according to
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, an 18 percent decrease from last year’s N25,000. Food inflation, which accounts for the bulk of household spending, eased to 11.08 percent in November 2025 from 39.93 percent in the same period of 2024, the lowest in over seven years, according to