Minister Of Agriculture and Food Security has blamed the rising cost of tomato products across Nigeria on an infestation of tomato farms known as Tomato Ebola or Tomato Leaf Miner.

He disclosed this on Monday through his official social media account.

Kyari was reacting to the astronomical rise in the prices of tomatoes in Nigeria.

DAILY POST reports that the average price of one kilogram of tomato rose by 131.58 per cent yearly to N1,123.41 in April 2024 from N485.10 in April 2023.

However, Kyari said the infestation in tomato farms has reduced product availability and price hikes.

“Many of our tomato farms have been affected by a severe infestation known as Tomato Ebola or Tomato Leaf Miner.

“This has drastically reduced the availability of tomatoes and contributed to rising costs.

“Our ministry is taking immediate action to combat this issue. We are deploying agricultural experts to affected areas to contain and eliminate the infestation.

“Additionally, we are supporting our farmers with the necessary resources and guidance to recover their crops as quickly as possible, just as we instituted the Ginger Blight Control Taskforce.

“We understand the impact this has on your daily lives and are working tirelessly to resolve the situation and restore the supply of affordable tomatoes”, he wrote.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s food inflation surged to a record high in April.

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that food and headline inflation increased to 33.69 per cent and 40.53 per cent in April 2024, respectively.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2024/05/28/why-price-of-tomatoes-surged-by-130-per-cent-nigerian-govt/

Tomato Is Going Up, Mr Blogger Is Shocked 😱

Chai!

Good old days

UDOKABESTLUV:
The Naira yesterday depreciated in the parallel market to N1,525 per dollar from N1,520 per dollar last weekend. However, the Naira appreciated to N1,339.33 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM.

Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,339.33 per dollar from N1,482.81 per dollar last weekend, indicating N143.48 appreciation for the naira.

Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rates widened to N185.67 per dollar from N37.19 per dollar last week Friday.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/05/naira-down-to-n1525-in-parallel-market/

which way Nigeria

Ok

"Using all time highs; In 2015, 1 btc=$475=N133,000 |280/$1,
1 basket of tomatoes=N15,000 therefore,
1 btc=8+1/2 basket of tomatoes.

In 2020, 1 btc=$28,900=N11,386,600 |N394/1$,
1 basket of tomatoes=N30,000 therefore, 1 btc=379+1/2 baskets of tomatoes.

In 2024, 1 btc=$72,000=N136,800,00 |N1900/1$, 1 basket of tomatoes=N150,000 therefore, 1 btc=912 baskets of tomatoes."

Na only online Nigerians dey suffer, a good percentage of the population are doing well.

More than 50% can boast of havin more than 5m in their accounts. If you no get, try to work more and cut your expenses.

Even if na Peter obi win, people go still complain.

Lol
Yoruba ronu

Can Nigeria ever achieve greatness? Over the last 10 years, we've been plagued by an annual Tomato Ebola outbreak in May and June, yet the government has failed to implement lasting solutions. I'm convinced that, come this time next year, the same minister will come out here and reiterate this same thing.

We can't keep voting the same set of people and expect another result.

Renewed Hope Tomatoes

Good

wailers aka obidients will attack tinubu as if he distributed the disease affecting the tomato plants .

UDOKABESTLUV:


Source: https://dailypost.ng/2024/05/28/why-price-of-tomatoes-surged-by-130-per-cent-nigerian-govt/

Tomatoes Ebola or Tinubu Ebola?

He’s got an eye for excellence.
He knows how to assemble the best teams.
He puts square pegs in square holes.

Na all that we Dey see now.

Tinubu's calamitous economic policies affected the price of Tomato just as they affected all other goods and services since coming on board.

Ebola tinupoo don infect our tomatoes, that drug Lord in aso rock is the worst thing that happened to nigeria

So " EBOLA" dont infect tomatoes too?

Hmmm

I guess the same disease affected every other food stuffs like gari, rice, beans etc, right?


These guys should just wake up and face reality and stop all this unnecessary story and propaganda.


It's, abeg tell us the disease that made the price of this powder milk went up as high as this.

I need to start planting tomatoes for my backyard, there's no point buying a 🍅 at 100naira

Na lie. Na lie abeg. Ok, show us the ebola samples. Awon Werey! This government too de lie.

Blackshared:
Lol
Yoruba ronu

what's funny ....all this Bitter Obi ppl😏

Yolubas finished naija the moment they voted along ethnic and religious lines

Nahhhh!! . The only cure for every eBola BATeria & nyama-nyama affecting the nation. You can thank me later by saving yourself!

These people and blames are like 5 and 6

Metordman:
Tomatoes Ebola or Tinubu Ebola?

Ebola ThiefNuibu BATeria has destroyed the tomatoes and the economy.

How did we get here

They always have excuses

BeeBeeOoh:
Chai!

Good old days

U never see anything am sure you supported that goodluck step down

Kfuf

Even tomatoes now is far more expensive than Cassava and Ewa

Wahala don scatter 3-square meal finally.