by an international e-commerce organization has found that the average Nigerian household spends about 59% of its income on food. This is the highest in the world - significantly higher than the global average of 11%. Nigeria's situation is worse than other countries with high spending on food such as Kenya .
Picodi noted that an average Nigerian spends U.S.$62 monthly on food. This amount is higher than Nigeria's minimum wage of N30,000.has remained at double digits since 2016, with a significant impact on household spending, even as governments across states struggle with backlogs of salaries and pensions. Food inflation has risen to 24% in July, prompting President Bola Tinubu to declare a