A sizable basket of tomatoes sold for about N10,000 now sells for about N35,000, while big baskets cost more.
The farmers, who spoke in separate interviews on Tuesday in Abuja, feared that the situation may affect food production.
The majority of capital goods in China posted lower prices in early February compared to late January, official data showed on Tuesday.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it nabbed two suspects in Jigawa over possessing 24 bags of adulterated fertiliser.
The federal government, on Thursday, presented certificates of registration and sales permits to authorised fertiliser dealers in Nigeria.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sealed four fake fertiliser blending plants operating without a licence in Kano.
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Nigerian Army says bandits and Boko Haram are using fertilisers to make IEDs while explaining why its troops seized 200 bags of fertiliser in Adamawa.
Mr. Sule-Garo said this was to encourage agricultural activities.
He said that 300 metric tons fertilizer would be sold at N5,000 per bag to dry season farmers.
The move will enable the state to key into the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative.
