Ramadan: Prices of tomato, pepper increase by 60 percent in Lagos

Ahead of Ramadan, prices of tomato and pepper have soared by 60 per cent in some markets in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

Alhaji Haruna Mohammed, Market Leader, Mile 12 Perishable Traders Association, attributed the price increase to off-season effect and cost of transportation. Conversely, the price of a bag of onion decreased from N15,000 to N13, 000; 25-litres of palm-oil dropped from N9000 to N8,200 and five litres vegetable oil cost N2400.

“Beans is one of the most consumed food in Nigeria, especially during Ramadan, people purchase beans to make ‘akara’ and ‘moi-moi’ for the fasting period.

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