The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that consumers in Nigeria pay higher prices for most food commodities, particularly tomatoes, beans, garri, onions and ginger, month-on-month in April this year.
In the Food Prices for April 2026 published on Tuesday, the statistics agency reported that the, higher costs for basic staples impacted on many households in view of the challenges they had been facing from rising fuel and other costs in the economy.
Specifically, the Bureau disclosed that in the month under review, the average price of 1kg of tomatoes rose by 6.60 per cent M-o-M basis from N1,104.85 in March 2026 to N1,177.92 in April 2026 but that when analyzed on a year-on-year basis, the price of 1kg of tomatoes decreased by 8.23 per cent from N1,283.57 recorded in April 2025.”
Similarly, the statistics agency’s report reflected that the average price of 1kg of brown beans increased by 0.99 per cent on a month-on-month basis from N1,325.85 in March 2026 to N1,338.93 in April 2026 but that on a year-on-year basis, the price decreased significantly by 44.89 per cent from the N2,429.39 recorded in April 2025 to N1,338.93 in April 2026.
- Advertisement -
The report also showed the average price of 1kg of white garri increased by 0.93 per cent on a month-on-month basis from N801.54 in March 2026 to N808.96 in April 2026, adding that on a year-on-year basis, the price dropped by 39.86 per cent from the N1,345.10 recorded in April 2025.
A further analysis of the report indicated that the average price of 1kg of onion increased by 0.98 per cent from N1,153.14 recorded in March 2026 to N1,164.39 in April 2026, but that year-on-year, 1kg of onions decreased by 22.56 per cent from the N1,503.56 recorded in April 2025.
The report revealed the average price of 1kg of fresh ginger increased by 0.73 per cent on a month-on-month basis from the N5,541 25 recorded in March 2026 to N5,581.82 in the month under review, but that on a year-on-year basis, 1kg of ginger increased by 12.30 per cent from the N4,970.66 recorded in April 2025.
In the month under review, the statistics agency reported that the average price of one litre of palm oil increased by 0.12 per cent on a month-on-month basis from N2,393.38 recorded in March 2026 to N2,396.32 in April 2026, and that on a year on year-on-year basis, it also increased by 4.77 per cent from N2,516.36 recorded in April 2025.
When analyzed on state profile, the report showed that in April 2026, the highest average price of 1kg of tomatoes was recorded in Bayelsa at N1,600.73 compared to the lowest price in Plateau at N730.48.
The NBS reported that Oyo recorded the highest average price of 1kg of brown beans at N1,938.91, while the lowest was in Taraba at N750, while Abia recorded the highest average price of 1kg of white garri at N1,075.47, while the lowest was reported in Plateau at N517.94.
The report further highlighted that the highest price on 1kg of onion bulb was recorded in Abia at N2,115.67, while Kwara recorded the lowest price at N684.38, just as the highest average price of 1kg of onion bulb was recorded in Abia at N2,191.63, while the lowest price was recorded in Nasarawa at N832.16.
In the month under review, data from the report showed that Ekiti recorded the highest average price of one bottle of palm oil at N2,819.09, while Abia recorded the lowest at N2,024.41.
The Bureau reported that when analyzed on zonal basis, the average price of 1kg of tomatoes was highest in the South-south at N1,561.10, followed by the South-east at N1,379.57 while the lowest price was recorded in the North-west at N822.72.”
The data further showed that South-west and South-south recorded the highest average price of 1kg of brown beans at N1,787.09 and N1,764.99, respectively, while the lowest price was in the North-east at N871.79.
The report revealed the South-east recorded the highest average price of 1kg of white garri at N944.58 followed by the South-south at N944.01, while the North-central recorded the lowest at N673.88.
The NBS also reported that the South-east and South-south recorded the highest average price of 1kg of onion bulb at N1,735.53 and N1,268.96, respectively, compared to the North-central which recorded the lowest average price of 1kg of onion at N911.40.
The report said the South-west recorded the highest average price of 1kg of fresh ginger at N6,812.92, followed by the South-east at N6,432.15 compared to the North-east zone, which recorded the lowest average price of 1kg of fresh ginger at N881.12 in April this year.
