It is a tale of woes as an acute scarcity of one of Nigerians’ most popular staple foods, bread, has hit Kaduna, Katsina and Kano.

Checks revealed that the most-favoured staple was now as scarce as petrol. Whereas the commodity is hard to come by, its prices have hit the roof.

Many of the residents could no longer afford their darling food and, as such, had turned to other not-too-cheap alternatives like noodles, millet porridge, bean cake, and bread and beans, among others.

The commodity prices have also increased by 20 to 40 per cent.

Many shop owners and consumers have vehemently lamented the obnoxious development, appealing for urgent action to redress the ugly trend.
One of the bakers in Kaduna said, “It is not that we are on strike, but we have had to stop production since 1st July 2024. This unfortunate development was necessitated by the scarcity of wheat flour and its high cost, as well as sugar, oil and other additives.

“For instance, in June, we were buying a 50kg bag of flour for between N53,000 to N55,000, which has regrettably skyrocketed to between N67,000 to N70,000.”

The baker added, “How can we produce bread and also break even under this precarious situation?”

Some bread sellers and consumers in Kaduna State decried the scarcity of bread around the state metropolis, saying that it had affected their businesses and daily lives.

Haidar Basiru, a tea and bread seller, said he usually bought 100 loaves of bread, but due to the ongoing lack, he could get only 30 loaves, which had already been finished.

“The bakeries are saying they are on strike due to a hike in flour and sugar. This development has seriously affected our businesses as we usually operate in the mornings and evenings.

“But, from the look of things, we may not come out in the evening due to bread shortage. In fact, most of my colleagues operating around this axis in Kasuwan barci have not opened today,” Mr Basiru said.
Kafayat Sadiq, a provisions seller, stated that she could not get bread to stock in her shop since Tuesday, saying that her supplier complained about the high cost of flour.

Abdullahi Muhammad, a consumer, said, “I went to the shop in the morning to buy bread, which would be eaten as breakfast in my house, but unfortunately, I couldn’t get it.

”I had to buy spaghetti for the children to eat and go to school since there is no bread. I hope the issue will be resolved soon.”

A resident of Funtua, Funtua LGA in Katsina, Aliyu Idris, stated that bread prices have also increased.

He said, ”For instance, a loaf of bread that was selling for between N200 before now goes for N400. This has affected all the sizes of the bread.”

Mr Idris also stated that tea sellers and shop owners were now finding it very hard to get the commodity for sale to their customers.

A Kano resident, Haruna Salisu, corroborated the unfortunate scenarios in Kaduna and Katsina States, saying, “A loaf of bread formerly selling for N600 before now goes for N800. Also, a loaf of sliced bread that was selling for N1,200 before is now selling for N1,600.”

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Bread is now luxury... Garri, yam, beans, tomatoes. There's nothing like a poor man's food anymore.

Even after adding cassava to flour we’re still having these high prices

Wickedness will send people to hell

You’ll understand why people will burn continuously when you see how a few people are ready to let an entire nation perish for their own selfish interests
God is not wicked, people are

Enjoy what you voted for in those states

I remembered during naira redesign Tinubu was forming he stands with the masses 😅😅😅😅😅

Now these the same KKK states that always vote ❎ for useless leaders like Buhari and Tinubu

Yankee101:
■ Even after adding cassava to flour we’re still having these high prices. Wickedness will send people to hell. You’ll understand why people will burn continuously when you see how a few people are ready to let an entire nation perish for their own selfish interests. God is not wicked, people are

Leave God and His mention off of this nonsense abeg!

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Kobojunkie:
Leave God and His mention off of this nonsense abeg!

Why?

Yankee101:
■ Why?

God has nothing to do with Nigeria, its people, or the cost of food.

SABOTEURS @work

Kobojunkie:
God has nothing to do with Nigeria, its people, or the cost of food.

I said God is not wicked

How does that imply He’s the cause of the suffering?

Yankee101:
■ I said God is not wicked. How does that imply He’s the cause of the suffering?

Wetin concern his mention with this topic or any of what you said though? Absolutely nothing!

Kobojunkie:
Wetin concern his mention with this topic or any of what you said though? Absolutely nothing!

I said people go to hell for their wickedness not because God is wicked. Did you read my post well or you just like making comments?

Yankee101:
■ I said people go to hell for their wickedness not because God is wicked. Did you read my post well or you just like making comments?

There conversation is nothing to do with hell or God. Please stop dragging your religious delusion up into discussions that have absolutely nothing to do with all of that. This is a conversation about Nigeria and the hellhole that is Nigeria... Period!

Kobojunkie:
There conversation is nothing to do with hell or God. Please stop dragging your religious delusion up into discussions that have absolutely nothing to do with all of that. This is a conversation about Nigeria and the hellhole that is Nigeria... Period!

I saw someone hating on you on a previous thread about marriage. I felt it was out of place. Now you’re out of place and maybe you just attract the unnecessary vitriolic

Yankee101:
■ I saw someone hating on you on a previous thread about marriage. I felt it was out of place. Now you’re out of place and maybe you just attract the unnecessary vitriolic

God or hell has absolutely nothing to do with Man and his Politics! Leave His mention off of these things. Simple!

Kobojunkie:
God or hell has absolutely nothing to do with Man and his Politics! Leave His mention off of these things. Simple!

You need help
I’m here for you. If you’re lost and ever need guidance I’ll help hold your hand and talk with you
A deep sign of loneliness and depression is prolonged online presence, uncertainty about the future and a disowning of the Creator.

Yankee101:
■ You need help . I’m here for you. If you’re lost and ever need guidance I’ll help hold your hand and talk with you.
■ A deep sign of loneliness and depression is prolonged online presence, uncertainty about the future, and a disowning of the Creator.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Again, God or hell has absolutely nothing to do with Man and his Politics! Leave His mention off of these things. Simple!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Stop desperately trying to project your issues onto others for merely disagreeing with you.!

Why must they eat bread.

udede:
Make una chop puff puff

🤣🤣🤣🤣

I like the way they positioned the face of the criminal with the bad news😂