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Cost of healthy diet in Nigeria hits N1,265 in July – NBS

The national average Healthy Diet (CoHD) cost was N1,265 per adult per day in July 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.

In its “Cost of a Healthy Diet July 2024” report published on Friday, the statistics office said this is 1.9 per cent higher than the amount recorded in the previous month (June 2024 was N1,241).

The bureau said in July, the average CoHD was highest in the South West at N1,581 per adult per day, compared to N956 per adult per day in the North West.

The report said CoHD is the least expensive combination of locally available items that meet globally consistent food-based dietary guidelines.

It explained that it measures physical and economic access to healthy diets. It said this is a lower bound (or floor) of the cost per adult per day, excluding transportation and meal preparation costs.