Price of yam, tomatoes, beans, others surge by over 250% since 2023 —NBS

In a development that has further worsened the economic conditions of Nigerians, the prices of staple food items like beans, yam, tomatoes, potatoes and others have risen by more than 250 percent between June 2023 and June 2024.

This is according to the June Selected Food report released by the National Bureau Of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Abuja.

The report considered prices of staple foods, including garri, beans, tomatoes, yam and potatoes amongst others..