LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Hauwa Indimi -Yar’adua, the daughter of Maiduguri billionaire oil mogul, Mohammed Indimi, has lamented the rising cost of foodstuff especially tomatoes, in the country.
The mother of two shared a photo of a small basket of tomatoes she bought on 3 July for N8000 in Abuja.
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“I sent my people to the market and as of yesterday, this is N8k tomatoes. Still not over it,” the post read.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), prices of food items such as tomatoes, rice, and yams witnessed increase in May.
The report states that the average price of 1kg of tomato on a year-on-year basis rose by 17.68 per cent from N423.48 in May 2022 to N498.34 in May 2023.
“On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of tomato increased by 2.73 per cent in May from the N485.10 recorded in April 2023,” the report states.
