Bank of Industry launches mobile app to check food prices in different states

Oct. 3, 2024 - Nairametrics

The Bank of Industry (BOI) has today announced the launch of a mobile app to check live food prices across 8 states in the country. The web version, Pricesense.

ng helps users check the wholesale and retail prices of food items such as rice, beans, tomato, maize and others in different states across the country. Furthermore, the app provides for analytics of food prices across brand type, quantity and at different dates of the year.

Rising food prices in NigeriaFood prices have been on the upward trend in the past one year in Nigeria with food inflation crossing 40% in June, 2024. The FCCPC Boss, Mr.

Tunji Bello, stated that some traders forming cartels in markets across the country are responsible for the sharp rise in food prices...