The national average cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) was N982 per adult per day in March 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.
The statistics office in its report titled “Cost of a Healthy Diet March 2024” published on its website, said this is 4.7 per cent higher than the amount recorded in the previous month (N938 in February).
The bureau said in March 2024, the average CoHD was highest in the South-west at N1,198 per adult per day, compared to N787 per adult per day in the North-west.