Price of Tomato, Pepper Rises in Lagos Markets

Price of some food items like chilli pepper, tomato and onion has soared by over 100 per cent in markets in Lagos a week to the Christmas celebration. A survey by NAN on Thursday showed that a basket of chilli pepper (rodo) is now N25, 000 against N12,000 it sold last week.

A big basket of tomato, which previously ranged between N8, 000 and N11, 000, now sells for between N13, 000 and N17, 000. A medium-size basket of fresh pepper (tatashe) now sells for N12, 000, from N8,000, while a jute bag of onions cost N35, 000 from the N25, 000 last week.