Price Of Bag Of Rice, Beans, Tomatoes, Other Food Commodities This Week

Nigerian households are facing renewed pressure as the prices of staple food items continue to rise in markets across the country, with a bag of rice now selling for ₦60,000.

Checks by our correspondent on Sunday showed that other essentials, such as spaghetti, cooking oil, tomatoes, pepper, garri, and ponmo, have also recorded steep hikes, further straining the budgets of average families.

A survey of major markets revealed that:

A bag of rice sells for ₦60,000;

A paint bucket of Beans sells for ₦4,500;

A pack of spaghetti now costs ₦18,700;

One litre of cooking oil goes for ₦3,500;

A small basket of tomatoes is pegged at ₦3,500;

A small basket of pepper sells for ₦1,200;

A paint bucket of garri is priced at ₦1,200;

Ten dry pieces of ponmo are sold for ₦2,000.

Traders attributed the rising prices to increasing transportation costs, inflation, and the high cost of imported items.

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, directed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee on food security to fast-track measures aimed at reducing the high cost of food across the country.

Naija News reports that the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, confirmed the President’s directive in Abuja on Wednesday at a capacity-building workshop for Senate correspondents.

According to Abdullahi, the President’s new directive centres on ensuring the smooth and secure transportation of farm produce across the country to cut down logistics costs, which have been a major driver of food inflation.

Source: Naijanews