…inflation rose to 17.52 per cent in June from 16.96 per cent in May, while the cost of a healthy diet increased by 4.68 per cent year-on-year to ₦1,589 per adult per day in April. Buying conditions for consumer durables, motor vehicles and property also remained weak in June. The sharp increase in capital importation w…

BudgIT says the average cost of eating a healthy diet in Nigeria rose by 11.7% to N1,541 per person daily in Q1 2026Ekiti, along with Imo and Abia, had the highest cost at N2,091 per day, while Adamawa was the cheapest at N1,004In Ekiti, a healthy diet could consume about 89.6% of the N70,000 minimum wage, leaving work…

…further revealed that Africa has the highest proportion of people unable to afford a healthy diet. According to the findings, about 66.6 per cent of Africans cannot afford a healthy diet, more than twice the proportion recorded in Asia. The agencies urged African governments to prioritise reforms in the animal-source f…