Some consumers of confectionaries in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have stopped buying bread, meat pies and other pastries, due to...
By Daily Trust Some consumers of confectionaries in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have stopped buying bread, meat pies and other pastries, due to continuous hike in price of the commodities. The consumers spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. They said the increasing cost of food commodity had forced them to seek alternatives for breakfast.
Mrs Ada Christopher, a mother of four, said the price of bread had persistently increased and almost unaffordable for the average Nigerian. Reps invite Dangote, NMDPRA over ‘substandard petroleum products’ ALERT: Heavy rainfall expected in Abuja She said although her children loved to eat bread with tea for breakfast but could not afford it any longer as a big loaf costs between N1,700 and N2,000. Christopher said a medium size loaf costs between N1,200 and N1,500 at a popular bakery in the area.
“I have four children and we buy two loaves of bread every day before now, but I had to reduce to buying thrice a week when it became N1,000 per loaf. “With the latest price, I don’t think it is sustainable and we have to look for something else as alternative for breakfast.” Christopher added that pastries such as egg/fish rolls and meat pies, which could serve as fast foods have also become out of r.