Price Of Local Rice, Garri, Others Double In One Year As Cost Of Living Worsens

The cost-of-living crisis has worsened in Nigeria as the average price of most staples and other food that served the average Nigerian household has doubled.

While the consumer price index was 26.72 per cent in September, food inflation rose to 30.64 per cent, as a result of fuel subsidy removal which affected the price of fuel and logistics.