Nigeria is among Africa’s largest onion producers, second only to Egypt. Nigerian onions are exported across West and Central Africa and some European markets.
He said the SAPZ was part of the nine-point agenda of the governor.
NBS said the average price of 1kg of boneless beef increased by 49.41 per cent, from N2,445.96 in February 2023 to N3,654.56 in February 2024.
A development economist, Ken Ife, says insecurity has been the major cause of rising food prices.
“On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of local rice increased by 5.85 per cent from the N867.18 recorded in November 2023.’’
“On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of yam tuber increased by 3.03 per cent from the recorded N576.39 in August 2023.’’
“On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of tomato increased by 3.97 per cent in April from the N466.60 recorded in March 2023,’’ it stated.
