God bless you for exposing our wickedness towards our fellows in the south and turn back to blame the government as usual.
We weep so much, whereas we are the ones "pinching" ourselves. Wicked people

To an extent the Op is right.
First, he's wrong because the cost of transporting goods especially food stuff from North to South is quite expensive excluding other things like extortion from security men plus agricultural levies coming from various states.

Secondly, you are right in the sense that some of these cost are self- inflicted. For instance, a satchet of water is sold 8 for 200 naira in Akwa Ibom. In Umuahia, it's two 100 or 3 for 150.

IkeGod9891:
Am relocating there tomorrow.

Please don't go there and pollute their minds with your greedy mindset.

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Catalysttt:
A bad of sachet water here is #250

So how come a bag of water is almost double this amount in the south?

Hueyreckless0007:
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Catalysttt:


Too bad....and we claim that we're wiser than them, yet we make things harder for ourselves.

Only "wise"(crafty) when it comes to cheating
and ripping people off.

They are quick to call the Hausas fool, and not realizing the Hausas are far wiser than them.

Things are cheap in the North, due to the absence of unnecessary competition. And Northerners are contented with whatever they have.

Lumig:
God bless you for exposing our wickedness towards our fellows in the south and turn back to blame the government as usual.
We weep so much, whereas we are the ones "pinching" ourselves. Wicked people

Most of the pains there seems to me like a self inflicted pains against one another.

Rejouir:
Especially greed, southeasterners are too greedy, very greedy people.

Why single out south easterners?
The same applies in most southern states too

Catalysttt:
7. This food here is #300 fufu, #200 cow meat Total #500

I disagree on this, except if its two masara

Gmajor:


So how come a bag of water is almost double this amount in the south?

I so much wonder about this, because even if water should be scarce, I think it should be in the north where it's more needed to dig or drill deeper than the south with much available water bodies, hence no need to dig deeper compared to the north. So I feel it should be more cheaper in the south

abibun:
I disagree on this, except if its two masara

You have to agree with me sir, that's my mom's shop....

Op is partially right

When are we going to fight the unions, touts and Police on our roads?
When are we going to work on cheaper transportation?
The middlemen greed part...is also on us all

Gmajor:


Why single out south easterners?
The same applies in most southern states too

Igbos are worst. Mind you I am from Anambra State.

NAC1666:

Listen to your self. From the way you talk,you might be 18+. Most of the food eaten in the south comes from the north. Do you know the cost of transportation from north to east?.do you know the tax collected on the road before this goods get to the east?
Do you know red oil and other commodity produced in the south are expensive in the north?. Probably you don't know anything about inter state trading.

The OP is an idiot

Coolsat:
Thank God you said claim because there has never been anytime you guys proves wiser.

theirs is a difference btw being wise and being a cheat in the name of bizness

Catalysttt:

You have to agree with me sir, that's my mom's shop....

Then, the quality of the food your mom sell to the members of the public is very poor, I for one can't eat such rubbish

Egusi soup that looks,like small pikin shit.abeg let me be eating my egusi where iam.

RPG2020:
Can we do business inbox me if you the kind that fear God that yam is cheap let's do business

Fear man too o ....

E get why...

OfeAchi:
These food items and the food are cheap cos their quality is low. I can bet you $100 that the nutrients composition of those food are less than standard dietary requirements.

Feel better by thinking that, poor lil you 😂😂🤭

Catalysttt:
Hello nairalanders, I'm from Eastern Nigeria (Anambra state) pricisely. Was born and brought up in the north, Niger State!
I don't really know why things are too expensive in the southern part of Nigerian than the north.
I don't even like coming home sometimes (east) due to the unnecessary high cost of living in the southern region.
Everybody is just so greedy and selfish. Especially how I read here on nairaland
If not for terrorism and banditry, here is one of the major part of the country where the poor can actually live their lives and train their children.
Below are some of the prices of commodities in my local community.

1. this plate of rice is #500

2. This yam was bought from one of my mom's customers for #4,000

3. This fufu and egusi soup is #600

4. The Yam in the fourth picture was bought for #12,000

I have a lot of images to upload and their prices but nairaland is telling me that I have exceeded limit of image upload. Don't know how this site works properly

You have said it-' greediness and selfishness 'and the- Southerners claim they know all!
For instance, elections Campaigns are over,but LP and their ego boosters are tagging everything election.

maiunguwar:
Then, the quality of the food your mom sell to the members of the public is very poor, I for one can't eat such rubbish

my mom's means of feeding and sustaining us rubbish? God bless you sir. I wish you just scrolled up without commenting

Catalysttt:
Hello nairalanders, I'm from Eastern Nigeria (Anambra state) pricisely. Was born and brought up in the north, Niger State!

I don't really know why things are too expensive in the southern part of Nigerian than the north.

I don't even like coming home sometimes (east) due to the unnecessary high cost of living in the southern region.

Everybody is just so greedy and selfish. Especially how I read here on nairaland.

If not for terrorism and banditry, here is one of the major part of the country where the poor can actually live their lives and train their children.

Below are some of the prices of commodities in my local community.

1. this plate of rice is #500

2. This yam was bought from one of my mom's customers for #4,000

3. This fufu and egusi soup is #600

4. The Yam in the fourth picture was bought for #12,000

I have a lot of images to upload and their prices but nairaland is telling me that I have exceeded limit of image upload. Don't know how this site works properly

Which part of Niger? Be specific pls!

wman:
You must understand that the cost of transportation of food from the North and Middle Belt to the South. Plus those thugs, Union dues, then police etc. Not to talk of insecurity too.

Those things add up.

D guy dey play!

[quote author=Rejouir post=129973073]Especially greed, southeasterners are too greedy, very greedy people.[/quot

Lol...the rate of fraud, child rape, ritual killings, child abductions done by the ungreedy, virtous sections of Nigeria must all be tales by moonlight

Catalysttt:

Many things.... pepper, soy beans, millet, maize, guinea corn, goats, onions, rice, beans, cows and many more sir

How many people dey patronize dem?

Catalysttt:
Hello nairalanders, I'm from Eastern Nigeria (Anambra state) pricisely. Was born and brought up in the north, Niger State!

I don't really know why things are too expensive in the southern part of Nigerian than the north.

I don't even like coming home sometimes (east) due to the unnecessary high cost of living in the southern region.

Everybody is just so greedy and selfish. Especially how I read here on nairaland.

If not for terrorism and banditry, here is one of the major part of the country where the poor can actually live their lives and train their children.

Below are some of the prices of commodities in my local community.

1. this plate of rice is #500

2. This yam was bought from one of my mom's customers for #4,000

3. This fufu and egusi soup is #600

4. The Yam in the fourth picture was bought for #12,000

I have a lot of images to upload and their prices but nairaland is telling me that I have exceeded limit of image upload. Don't know how this site works properly

Yam is cheap only in Niger, I bought two pieces yesterday in Kaduna at the cost of 6k after minutes of bargaining

Obiedun:
Before nko? Here money has become their god.

How many people dey patronize dem over there?

abba190:
that rice is 200 here in kano

Except na Garogaro! Because u cant get it at dt price in places like Nomansland, Sarki yaki etc

Rejouir:
Especially greed, southeasterners are too greedy, very greedy people.

How many people dey patronize dem?

Most of you shallow mind just come online and type any trash that comes into your head, first of all Niger state has one of the biggest land mass in Nigeria and one northern state is almost 5 times an eastern state. Let me educate you on the basic agricultural science there are two types of farming we have commercial and subsistence farming, basically what they practice in the northern part of Nigeria is commercial farming.

Now why things are expensive down here like you rightly pointed banditry and insurgents have ravaged most of the northern part so most businessmen take the risk to come and purchase these items, then while transporting there are police to settle on the highway, while still transporting it there is the bad road to beat. If you are a businesswoman what will you do? Will you exclude logistics and other expenses you incurred while transporting and just sell at the cost price?

countryman13:

Except na Garogaro! Because u cant get it at dt price in places like Nomansland, Sarki yaki etc

true, but in areas like yankaba u can get it