The Bureau said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for February 2024 released in Abuja on Saturday.
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The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCON), Tuesday, raised concerns over the rising cost of baking materials in Nigeria, saying it had become a worrisome issue to the industry.
Social media users noted that bread and eggs are among the number of weird items Nigerians now share at parties.
Addressing journalists in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, the Chairman of the association, Gabriel Adeniyi, stated that the decision to withdraw its services was taken following the myriads of challenges confronting the bakery and catering industry in Nigeria, adding that all efforts made by the association towards remedying them were bluffed by the government and its agencies.
The leadership of the association disclosed in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos.
The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 has commenced the distribution of 5,000 loaves of bread per day for the next 14 days to individuals and families in different locations in Lagos State.
Abanulor said: “However, they told us that there is nothing they can do because the Federal Government is not giving them foreign exchange and that they source it by themselves at the parallel market