Rice is ₦82,000 per 50kg bag in Nigeria as of 23 June 2026, up 0.4% on the day. This hub tracks the live Rice price with its source and the latest 7 stories covering it.
Price
₦82,000
/ 50kg bag
Market
Nigeria
Day change
+0.4%
Source: Wholesale market survey · Confidence: medium ·
Last updated
NBS data shows headline inflation slipped to 15.91% year-on-year in June 2026, the first decline after three straight monthly increases. The composition is less comforting: food inflation ran at 17.52% and its month-on-month pace jumped to 3.75%, from 2.98% in May.
NBS May 2026 Food Price Watch shows tomatoes averaged ₦1,560.56/kg, up 32.48% in one month; beans, garri, onions, rice and yam also rose month-on-month, even though many staples remain below May 2025 levels.
Gross external reserves reached $51.04bn on 18 June 2026, the highest since 2009 and enough to meet the CBN's full-year target six months early. Yet the naira eased toward ₦1,380/$, a paradox the IMF says points to an undervalued currency.
Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee kept the benchmark rate (MPR) at 26.5% at its 19-20 May 2026 meeting - its first pause after February's cut - as headline inflation edged up to 15.69% in April.
NBS data shows headline inflation ticked up to 15.93% year-on-year in May 2026 — a third straight monthly rise — even as the month-on-month pace cooled to 1.75%. Food inflation held at 16.96% and remained the single biggest driver.
Rice is ₦82,000 per 50kg bag in Nigeria as of 23 June 2026, up 0.4% on the day. This hub tracks the live Rice price with its source and the latest 7 stories covering it.
Where does Opaindex source the rice price?
Sourced from Wholesale market survey. Confidence: medium. Last updated 23 June 2026.
What is the latest rice news?
The most recent of 7 stories on this hub is “Nigeria's inflation eases to 15.91% in June 2026 — but food prices accelerated” (16 July 2026). Opaindex links every article tagged Rice, each sourced and dated.