Benue emerges 20th Nigerian state with fastest-rising food prices

The states of the federation where food prices are rising the fastest have been highlighted, according to TheCableIndex.

The top five states with the highest food price increases are Kogi, Kwara, Abia, Akwa Ibom, and Ekiti.

Conversely, the states with the lowest food price increases are Borno, Kano, Nassarawa, Plateau, and Bauchi.

The complete ranking is as follows:

1. Kogi: 44%
2. Kwara: 41%
3. Abia: 40%
4. Akwa Ibom: 40%
5. Ekiti: 40%
6. Imo: 40%
7. Ondo: 40%
8. Osun: 40%
9. Rivers: 40%
10. Delta: 39%
11. Ebonyi: 39%
12. Cross River: 38%
13. Edo: 38%
14. Enugu: 38%
15. Lagos: 38%
16. Oyo: 37%
17. Bayelsa: 36%
18. Ogun: 36%
19. Anambra: 34%
20. Benue: 34%
21. Katsina: 34%
22. Abuja: 33%
23. Gombe: 33%
24. Jigawa: 33%
25. Kaduna: 33%
26. Kebbi: 33%
27. Niger: 33%
28. Yobe: 33%
29. Zamfara: 32%
30. Sokoto: 31%
31. Taraba: 31%
32. Adamawa: 30%
33. Borno: 30%
34. Kano: 30%
35. Nasarawa: 30%
36. Plateau: 30%
37. Bauchi: 29%