Nigerian Jollof Rice: Many Nigerian homes will not be able to cook it for Christmas as rice, ingredient prices shoot up

Many Nigerian homes may have to do without their favourite jollof rice delicacy this Christmas.

Jollof, a mixture of rice, tomatoes and spices, is practically a dish loved by Nigerians and is particularly coveted by the poor at Christmas and other festive periods, when increased demand for its ingredients contributes to seasonal price rises.

The cost of imported rice, the main ingredient in Jollof, has already almost doubled since the Buhari administration shut Nigeria’s borders with neighbouring Benin and Niger in August in a bid to curtail smuggling. Domestically produced grain prices are now up by 70%, said a report by Bloomberg reporters in Nigeria.

“I cannot afford to cook rice for my family this season,” said Olatunbosun Bosede, a 30-year-old mother of three who sells candy and groundnuts on the streets of Ado Ekiti for a living.

“Rice is very expensive here. It has turned to gold.”https://freshgbedu.com.ng/2019/12/22/no-jollof-rice-in-many-nigerian-homes-at-christmas-mc-sirchibaba-ceo-freshgbedu/

Why are our local farmers still bagging our rice inside foreign bags ? Local rice inside Royal stallion bags. Are we ashamed of what we produce ?

how many home did you visit to come up with this bullshit, Mr O.P i have being to quite a number of parties this december and trust me rice remains plenty on all menu


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wizzyrich:
Why are our local farmers still bagging our rice inside foreign bags ? Local rice inside Royal stallion bags. Are we ashamed of what we produce ?

Na so. Shouldn't they be arrested for such acts since the goal is to promote made in Nigeria rice and products. May God help us.

Have you done your own Christmas already or you can't just wait for the appropriate time to dash out your false statistics as usual?

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itsme01:
how many home did you visit to come up with this bullshit

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