Nigerian households are facing renewed pressure as the prices of staple food items continue to rise in markets across the country, with a bag of rice now selling for ₦60,000. Checks by our correspondent on Sunday showed that other essentials, such as spaghetti, cooking oil, tomatoes, pepper, garri, and ponmo, have also recorded steep hikes, further straining the budgets of average families. Traders attributed the rising prices to increasing transportation costs, inflation, and the high cost of imported items. Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, directed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee on food security to fast-track measures aimed at reducing the high cost of food across the country. Naija News reports that the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, confirmed the President’s directive in Abuja on Wednesday at a capacity-building workshop for Senate correspondents.