Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are complaining about the increasing cost of onions. Sources claim that a basket of onions in the FCT is sold for N4,000 to N6,500, while a sack sells for N100,000 to N120,000, depending on the market.
At Gwagwalada market, a dustbin basket of onions was sold at N4,500, while in Wuse market it was sold for between N6,000 to N6,500, and in Garki Market it is being sold at between N4,700 to N5,000. In Nyanya market, a dustbin basket sells for between N5,000 to N6,500, while in Gosa market it sells at N6,500.
On a month-on-month basis, the price of 1 kg of onions increased by 14.98 per cent from N515.59 recorded in September 2023 to N592.80 in October 2023.
[ N100 = €0.12 ]
Source: leadership.ng