PRICES of food items have increased in the last one month in Kaduna metropolis, a check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals. Alhaji shuaibu Rufa’i, a foodstuff dealer at Bakin Dogo Market, attributed the rise in prices of food items to the lingering fuel scarcity in the country. Rufai told NAN that the current fuel scarcity has pushed transportation cost high, thereby forcing traders to equally increase prices of food items to avoid running at a loss. “Transportation fare has increased following the lingering fuel scarcity, which invariably led to increase of prices of food items by farmers who transport them to the market and the dealers. James Emmanuel, a Kaduna resident, called on the government to urgently solve the problem of fuel scarcity so as to reduce the suffering of the poor masses.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 03, 2018 07:30 UTC