{"id":118812,"date":"2024-05-16T10:08:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/hardship-nbs-report-shows-three-states-in-nigeria-with-highest-food-prices"},"modified":"2024-05-16T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T11:31:00","slug":"hardship-nbs-report-shows-three-states-in-nigeria-with-highest-food-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-nbs-report-shows-three-states-in-nigeria-with-highest-food-prices","title":{"rendered":"Hardship: NBS report shows three states in Nigeria with highest food prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Kogi, Kwara, and Ondo are the three states in Nigeria with the highest food prices amid worsening hardship.<\/p>\n

This is according to the latest National Bureau of Statistics April\u2019s Consumer Price Index and Inflation report.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Adamawa (33.61 per cent), Bauchi (33.85 per cent) and Nasarawa (34.03 per cent), recorded the slowest rise in food inflation.<\/p>\n

However, on a Month-to-Month basis, Lagos, Edo, and Yobe are the states in Nigeria with the highest food prices.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, Lagos (4.74 per cent), Edo (4.06 per cent), and Yobe (3.99 per cent) recorded the slowest rise in Food inflation.<\/p>\n

This development comes as April\u2019s headline and food inflation surged to 33.69 per cent and 40.53 per cent, respectively.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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