Report: Cost of Cooking Jollof Rice Soars 624% in 10 Years as Climate, Insecurity Deepen Nigeria’s Food Crisis

• Average cost of a pot hits N29,578, up 14.6% in one year

•Lagos records sharpest market increase, Calabar becomes Nigeria’s costliest jollof market

•Families abandon bulk buying, substitute meat, fresh tomatoes as rains disrupt food supply

Sunday Ehigiator

A report has indicated that the cost of preparing Nigeria’s most iconic meal, jollof rice, has risen by an alarming 624 per cent over the past decade, highlighting the deepening affordability crisis facing millions of households as climate change, insecurity, poor infrastructure and rising transport costs continue to strain the country’s food supply chain.