The prices of most foodstuffs have significantly increased in major markets within Enugu metropolis this Easter, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
A market survey conducted by a NAN correspondent on Saturday in Enugu markets revealed that prices of food items had increased when compared to about a month ago.
Some foodstuff sellers attributed the price increase to Easter celebration and off-season period of some of the edible commodities.
The price of a big basket of tomatoes now sells for between N29,000 and N35,000 as against N22,000 and N25,000 in February.
The price of a bag of Nsukka pepper now goes for N20,000 as against N16,000 in February.
A tomato seller at the New Akwata Market, Garki in Enugu, Mrs Edith Nwafor, attributed the increase in the price of a basket of tomatoes to the Easter celebration.
Nwafor said that the insufficient supply of the commodity could be due to Ramadan Fast by the suppliers from the North as only few quantities of the item were supplied, thereby causing the prices of tomatoes and pepper to increase.
