The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said prices of tomatoes, beans, garri, onions, ginger, and other food items witnessed a month-on-month increase in April 2026.
The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for April 2026 released in Abuja on Tuesday.
The report stated that the average price of 1kg of tomatoes increased by 6.60 per cent on a month-on-month basis from N1,104.85 recorded in March 2026 to N1,177.92 in April 2026.
“However, on a year-on-year basis, the price of 1kg of tomatoes decreased by 8.23 per cent from N1,283.57 recorded in April 2025.”
Similarly, the report said that the average price of 1kg of brown beans increased by 0.99 per cent on a month-on-month basis from N1,325.85 in March 2026 to N1,338.93 in April 2026.
