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AFNEWS Reporter

May 17, 2024

Hardship: NBS Reveals Three States In Nigeria With Highest Food Prices

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Kogi, Kwara, and Ondo are the three states in Nigeria with the highest food prices amid worsening hardship.

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This is according to the latest National Bureau of Statistics April's Consumer Price Index and Inflation report.

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The report ranked Kogi State with the highest food inflation rate at 48.62 per cent, followed by Kwara (46.73 per cent) and Ondo (45.87 per cent) on a year-on-year basis.

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Meanwhile, Adamawa (33.61 per cent), Bauchi (33.85 per cent) and Nasarawa (34.03 per cent), recorded the slowest rise in food inflation.

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However, on a Month-to-Month basis, Lagos, Edo, and Yobe are the states in Nigeria with the highest food prices.

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Accordingly, Lagos (4.74 per cent), Edo (4.06 per cent), and Yobe (3.99 per cent) recorded the slowest rise in Food inflation.

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This development comes as April's headline and food inflation surged to 33.69 per cent and 40.53 per cent, This respectively.

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