A 50kg basket of tomatoes that sold for N35,000 last month now costs up to N125,000 in Lagos markets, as the harvest season ends across northern Nigeria and transport costs hit N2 million per trailer, TOPAN warns.
Written by S David Prince
FAO warns between 27.2 and 35.7 million Nigerians face acute food insecurity by August 2026, driven by conflict, climate shocks, and rising food prices in the north
