The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of tomatoes, beans, garri, onions, ginger and other food items recorded month-on-month increases in May 2026 across markets nationwide.
The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch Report for May 2026, released on Friday in Abuja, highlighting price movements for key food commodities consumed by households.
According to the report, the average price of one kilogramme of tomatoes rose by 32.48 per cent from N1,177.92 in April 2026 to N1,560.56 in May 2026.
“Also on a year-on-year basis, the price of 1kg of tomatoes increased by 12.05 per cent from N1,392.71 recorded in May 2025.”
The report said the average price of one kilogramme of brown beans increased marginally by 0.45 per cent from N1,338.93 in April 2026 to N1,344.93 in May 2026.
“On a year-on-year basis, however, the price decreased significantly by 43.61 per cent from the N2,385.15 recorded in May 2025 to N1,344.93 in May 2026.”
Similarly, the average price of one kilogramme of white garri increased by 0.53 per cent from N801.54 in April 2026 to N808.96 in May 2026.
“However, on a year-on-year basis, the price dropped by 39.39 per cent from the N1,341.79 recorded in May 2025.”
The report also showed that the average price of one kilogramme of onion increased by 1.34 per cent from N1,164.39 in April 2026 to N1,180.01 in May 2026.
“On a year-on-year basis, 1kg of onions decreased by 26.59 per cent from the N1,607.38 recorded in May 2025.”
The average price of one kilogramme of fresh ginger rose by 5.82 per cent from N5,581.82 in April 2026 to N5,906.82 in May 2026.
“On a year-on-year basis, 1kg of ginger increased by 7.28 per cent from the N5,505.77 recorded in May 2025.”
The report further indicated that the average price of one litre of palm oil increased slightly by 0.01 per cent from N2,396.32 in April 2026 to N2,396.62 in May 2026.
“On a year-on-year basis, it also increased by 3.17 per cent from N2,475.08 recorded in May 2025.”
State-by-state analysis showed that Lagos recorded the highest average price of one kilogramme of tomatoes at N1,974.81, while Ekiti recorded the lowest at N1,017.
Oyo posted the highest average price of one kilogramme of brown beans at N1,941.78, while the lowest price was recorded in Taraba at N760.
According to the report, Abia recorded the highest average price of one kilogramme of white garri at N1,075.71, while Plateau posted the lowest price at N521.10.
The NBS said Abia recorded the highest average price of one kilogramme of onion bulb at N2,191.63, while Nasarawa recorded the lowest price at N832.16.
It added that Ekiti recorded the highest average price of one bottle of palm oil at N2,812.07, while Abia recorded the lowest at N2,025.75.
The report showed that the South-East recorded the highest average price of one kilogramme of tomatoes at N1,838.40, followed by the South-South at N1,821.60.
“The lowest price was recorded in the North-West at N1,182.39.”
The South-West and South-South recorded the highest average prices of one kilogramme of brown beans at N1,790.71 and N1,768.66 respectively, while the North-East recorded the lowest at N876.46.
The South-East recorded the highest average price of one kilogramme of white garri at N947.08, followed by the South-South at N944.01, while the North-Central recorded the lowest at N676.21.
The NBS also said the South-East and South-South recorded the highest average prices of one kilogramme of onion bulb at N1,755.96 and N1,274.13 respectively.
“The North-Central recorded the lowest average price of 1kg of onion at N931.15.”
The report added that the South-West recorded the highest average price of one kilogramme of fresh ginger at N6,969.86, followed by the South-East at N6,566.13.
“The North-East recorded the lowest average price of 1kg of fresh ginger at N4,495.29.”
