Food Prices in Nigeria Today

Name: Average prices of selected food items, Nigeria, May 2026
Creator: National Bureau of Statistics

What 42 everyday foods cost across Nigeria, from the National Bureau of Statistics’ monthly survey: the national average for each item, how much it moved in a month and a year, and where it is dearest and cheapest. NBS publishes in arrears, so the month is shown with every figure.

This month’s biggest moves

NBS survey, May 2026 (latest available)

food items surveyed nationwide

Biggest monthly rise

+32.5%

Tomatoes, fresh, now ₦1,560.56

Smallest monthly change (nothing fell)

+0.0%

Palm oil, 75cl, now ₦2,396.62

Official food prices, May 2026

National Bureau of Statistics, Selected Food Price Watch: the most recent release available. National average retail price for each item as described by NBS, with the state where it was highest and lowest.

Average food prices in Nigeria, May 2026, from the National Bureau of Statistics
Item	Price	MoM	YoY	Highest	Lowest
Agric hen eggs	₦261.14	+0.7%	-1.7%	Abia ₦286	Plateau ₦246
Agric hen eggs, (a Crate of 30 pieces)	₦6,149.18	+0.1%	-1.8%	Taraba ₦7,020	Niger ₦5,638
Beans Brown	₦1,344.93	+0.4%	-43.6%	Oyo ₦1,942	Taraba ₦760
Beans white	₦1,297.18	+0.5%	-36.4%	Bayelsa ₦1,805	Taraba ₦760
Beef Boneless	₦7,171.41	+3.6%	+7.6%	Anambra ₦8,857	Sokoto ₦5,834
Bread (sliced), 450g	₦1,687.18	+0.3%	+1.8%	Adamawa ₦1,970	Yobe ₦1,027
Bread (unsliced), 450g	₦1,609.30	+0.2%	+3.4%	Ebonyi ₦1,970	Ekiti ₦1,065
Carrots, fresh	₦2,080.49	+2.7%	+8.8%	Delta ₦2,780	Borno ₦1,101
Cat fresh fish	₦6,118.83	+0.4%	+9.0%	Plateau ₦8,324	Zamfara ₦3,870
Chicken feet	₦4,006.07	+0.4%	+14.3%	Osun ₦5,508	Jigawa ₦2,523
Chicken meat (Frozen)	₦6,012.60	+1.2%	+3.5%	Enugu ₦9,127	Taraba ₦4,510
Chicken Wings	₦5,037.89	+0.2%	+4.3%	Ondo ₦6,446	Adamawa ₦3,454
Cray fish small white	₦8,971.56	+1.3%	+11.5%	FCT ₦10,051	Bayelsa ₦6,609
Dried fish, Bonga	₦7,369.16	+0.7%	+9.9%	Enugu ₦10,282	Ogun ₦5,312
Garri white	₦813.24	+0.5%	-39.4%	Abia ₦1,076	Plateau ₦521
Garri Yellow	₦865.41	+0.4%	-39.8%	Abia ₦1,143	Taraba ₦525
Ginger, fresh	₦5,906.82	+5.8%	+7.3%	Bayelsa ₦8,000	Borno ₦3,451
Goat Meat Bone in	₦6,923.97	+0.7%	+3.2%	Imo ₦8,802	Kogi ₦4,037
Groundnut oil, 75cl	₦3,113.05	+0.3%	-3.2%	Delta ₦4,251	Adamawa ₦2,200
Groundnuts, roasted,75cl bottle	₦2,600.22	+0.1%	-0.2%	Taraba ₦3,300	Bauchi ₦2,200
Irish Potatoe	₦2,104.04	+1.9%	+1.1%	Bayelsa ₦2,997	Kano ₦1,290
Local Rice (Broken)	₦2,208.08	+0.6%	-14.3%	Delta ₦3,251	Adamawa ₦1,350
Mackerel, Frozen	₦5,834.95	+0.3%	+6.7%	Plateau ₦9,109	Zamfara ₦3,830
Maize (Corn) Grains (White) sold loose	₦815.83	+0.6%	-32.9%	Bayelsa ₦1,223	Adamawa ₦400
Onions, fresh	₦1,180.01	+1.3%	-26.6%	Abia ₦2,199	Nasarawa ₦850
Palm oil, 75cl	₦2,396.62	+0.0%	-3.2%	Ekiti ₦2,812	Abia ₦2,026
Plantain (ripe)	₦2,210.24	+2.3%	+6.3%	Plateau ₦2,820	Adamawa ₦1,680
Plantain (unripe)	₦2,256.91	+2.5%	-2.2%	Plateau ₦2,980	Gombe ₦1,661
Rice Local, short-Grained	₦1,905.43	+0.6%	-9.1%	Ekiti ₦2,190	Bauchi ₦1,571
Rice Long-Grained (Imported)	₦2,245.70	+0.5%	-13.8%	FCT ₦2,721	Yobe ₦1,831
Semovita, Prepacked (1kg)	₦2,166.71	+0.3%	-5.5%	Adamawa ₦2,860	Lagos ₦1,777
Smoked fish (Mackerel)	₦6,321.17	+0.3%	+4.2%	Taraba ₦8,750	Kebbi ₦3,775
Sweet potatoes	₦862.25	+2.1%	-17.5%	Delta ₦1,471	Plateau ₦480
Tilapia fresh fish (Epiya)	₦5,894.84	+0.2%	+6.1%	Benue ₦8,378	Sokoto ₦3,812
Tin Milk-Evaporated, Peak Milk, 150g	₦1,057.97	+0.3%	+4.6%	Gombe ₦1,430	Taraba ₦870
Tin Milk-Evaporated, Three Crown Milk, 160g	₦938.07	+0.1%	+3.5%	Gombe ₦1,291	Ekiti ₦807
Titus, frozen	₦7,739.31	+20.6%	+27.4%	Kwara ₦9,000	Adamawa ₦7,000
Tomatoes, fresh	₦1,560.56	+32.5%	+12.1%	Lagos ₦1,975	Ekiti ₦1,017
Vegetable Oil, 75cl	₦3,263.50	+0.3%	-2.5%	Abia ₦4,151	Zamfara ₦2,573
Watermelon whole, medium size fresh	₦2,085.61	+0.3%	+0.3%	Enugu ₦2,696	Borno ₦1,401
Wheat Flour, Prepacked (2kg)	₦3,672.94	+0.2%	-12.2%	Kwara ₦4,663	Yobe ₦3,090
Yam Tuber	₦2,347.09	+5.8%	-1.2%	Delta ₦2,750	Jigawa ₦1,989

Food prices by zone, May 2026

Average retail price in each geopolitical zone. NBS publishes food prices by zone, not by state.

Average food prices by geopolitical zone, May 2026
Item	North Central	North East	North West	South East	South South	South West
Agric hen eggs	₦258	₦272	₦257	₦264	₦261	₦257
Agric hen eggs, (a Crate of 30 pieces)	₦5,990	₦6,388	₦5,932	₦6,550	₦6,124	₦6,041
Beans Brown	₦1,249	₦876	₦897	₦1,625	₦1,769	₦1,791
Beans white	₦1,226	₦836	₦877	₦1,616	₦1,741	₦1,621
Beef Boneless	₦6,999	₦7,554	₦6,186	₦8,421	₦7,718	₦6,551
Bread (sliced), 450g	₦1,727	₦1,486	₦1,774	₦1,659	₦1,707	₦1,745
Bread (unsliced), 450g	₦1,632	₦1,497	₦1,772	₦1,644	₦1,675	₦1,410
Carrots, fresh	₦1,751	₦1,602	₦1,820	₦2,487	₦2,612	₦2,377
Cat fresh fish	₦6,770	₦6,542	₦4,942	₦6,969	₦5,942	₦5,778
Chicken feet	₦4,403	₦3,724	₦2,805	₦3,966	₦4,320	₦4,946
Chicken meat (Frozen)	₦6,309	₦5,022	₦5,333	₦8,238	₦5,813	₦5,796
Chicken Wings	₦5,270	₦4,133	₦4,353	₦5,597	₦5,462	₦5,580
Cray fish small white	₦9,030	₦9,012	₦9,247	₦9,306	₦7,447	₦9,787
Dried fish, Bonga	₦7,816	₦7,751	₦6,001	₦9,550	₦6,712	₦6,902
Garri white	₦676	₦739	₦798	₦947	₦944	₦823
Garri Yellow	₦813	₦749	₦808	₦999	₦904	₦960
Ginger, fresh	₦5,685	₦4,495	₦5,540	₦6,566	₦6,393	₦6,970
Goat Meat Bone in	₦5,722	₦6,867	₦6,379	₦8,599	₦7,319	₦7,229
Groundnut oil, 75cl	₦3,018	₦2,905	₦3,204	₦2,569	₦3,691	₦3,201
Groundnuts, roasted,75cl bottle	₦2,389	₦2,705	₦2,707	₦2,499	₦2,595	₦2,707
Irish Potatoe	₦1,762	₦1,807	₦1,441	₦2,548	₦2,755	₦2,553
Local Rice (Broken)	₦2,289	₦1,670	₦1,799	₦1,988	₦2,919	₦2,601
Mackerel, Frozen	₦7,642	₦5,812	₦4,565	₦6,199	₦5,480	₦5,282
Maize (Corn) Grains (White) sold loose	₦704	₦507	₦896	₦943	₦1,067	₦805
Onions, fresh	₦931	₦1,125	₦1,015	₦1,756	₦1,274	₦1,144
Palm oil, 75cl	₦2,457	₦2,288	₦2,416	₦2,241	₦2,365	₦2,572
Plantain (ripe)	₦2,385	₦2,016	₦1,974	₦2,284	₦2,310	₦2,314
Plantain (unripe)	₦2,562	₦2,014	₦1,979	₦2,309	₦2,355	₦2,328
Rice Local, short-Grained	₦2,031	₦1,657	₦1,895	₦2,032	₦1,836	₦1,983
Rice Long-Grained (Imported)	₦2,520	₦2,035	₦2,142	₦2,262	₦2,264	₦2,225
Semovita, Prepacked (1kg)	₦2,140	₦2,355	₦1,969	₦2,214	₦2,506	₦1,861
Smoked fish (Mackerel)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sweet potatoes	₦695	₦829	₦734	₦937	₦1,302	₦739
Tilapia fresh fish (Epiya)	₦6,643	₦5,939	₦4,707	₦6,319	₦5,832	₦6,074
Tin Milk-Evaporated, Peak Milk, 150g	₦1,055	₦1,127	₦934	₦1,050	₦1,135	₦1,067
Tin Milk-Evaporated, Three Crown Milk, 160g	₦871	₦1,043	₦908	₦910	₦994	₦914
Titus, frozen	₦8,112	₦7,409	₦7,992	₦7,750	₦7,655	₦7,416
Tomatoes, fresh	₦1,451	₦1,450	₦1,182	₦1,838	₦1,822	₦1,747
Vegetable Oil, 75cl	₦3,151	₦3,211	₦2,768	₦3,925	₦3,706	₦3,030
Watermelon whole, medium size fresh	₦1,920	₦1,735	₦1,611	₦2,515	₦2,463	₦2,449
Wheat Flour, Prepacked (2kg)	₦3,989	₦3,463	₦3,592	₦3,578	₦3,747	₦3,614
Yam Tuber	₦2,120	₦2,173	₦2,234	₦2,541	₦2,632	₦2,472

Red marks the dearest zone for each item, green the cheapest.

Price of each item, month by month

National average in each NBS release.

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Rice Long-Grained (Imported), national average by month
May 2026	₦2,245.70	+0.5%
April 2026	₦2,233.71	+0.4%
March 2026	₦2,223.83	+0.5%
February 2026	₦2,211.79	+0.7%
January 2026	₦2,197.01	-0.2%
December 2025	₦2,201.22	-0.8%
November 2025	₦2,219.55	-1.6%
October 2025	₦2,255.28	-2.8%
September 2025	₦2,319.31	-1.7%
August 2025	₦2,358.89	-10.7%
July 2025	₦2,642.22	+0.6%
June 2025	₦2,627.73	+0.9%
May 2025	₦2,604.69	+1.2%
April 2025	₦2,574.11	-3.9%
March 2025	₦2,679.51	+4.5%
February 2025	₦2,565.09	+2.4%
January 2025	₦2,505.48	,

In the news: food prices

Recent coverage from Nigerian outlets. Individual reports, each attributed to its source and date, not a survey, and not an average.

Naijanews

30 Oct

Pat Utomi Unveils Peter Obi's Plan to Lower Food Prices

Pat Utomi, a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, announced Peter Obi's plan to strengthen the naira to ₦500 per dollar, aiming to reduce food prices and curb inflation as part of Obi's economic agenda for the presidential campaign.

Naijanews

Nairametrics

30 Oct

Pat Utomi proposes N500/$ naira target to cut food prices

Professor Pat Utomi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress proposed strengthening the naira to N500 per dollar, projecting a potential 50% drop in food prices through infrastructure investment and structural reforms aimed at reducing inflation and poverty.

Nairametrics

Uhurutimes

28 Oct

World Bank forecasts 23% rise in commodity prices for 2026

Global commodity prices are projected to rise by 23% in 2026, driven by Middle East tensions and supply disruptions. Energy prices are expected to increase by 32%, while food prices may rise by 10%. The report warns of potential inflation and food insecurity.

Uhurutimes

Punch Newspapers

28 Oct

SBM Jollof Index Reports Limited Food Price Relief in Nigeria

Nigeria's food price decline offers limited relief to households due to high transportation costs and unofficial road levies, according to the SBM Jollof Index Q3 2026 survey. The report indicates that falling prices have not significantly improved food security.

Punch Newspapers

Leadership Newspaper

27 Oct

Tinubu Aware of Rising Food Prices, Plans Road Repair

Dr Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, stated that the President is aware of rising food prices, including eggs and bread. She also mentioned plans for the reconstruction of the Mokwa-Bida road in Niger State, which has been in poor condition for decades.

Leadership Newspaper

Naijanews

27 Oct

Tinubu Informed on Food Prices, Focuses on Road Repairs

Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, stated that the President is regularly informed about food prices in Nigeria. She emphasized the importance of infrastructure, highlighting the need for the reconstruction of the Mokwa-Bida road in Niger State.

Naijanews

Official figures: National Bureau of Statistics, Selected Food Price Watch, for the month shown. NBS publishes in arrears, so these are not today’s prices.

Reports are quoted from named outlets on the dates shown and link to the original coverage.