by Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
More hardship as prices of Indomie – one of the most cherished and favourite delicacies for children and other related noodles – is fast itching towards N500 per pack in Kaduna State and environs, investigation has revealed.
For instance, a pack of Cherry and Super Pack Indomies are between N300.00 and N450.00, respectively, in Kaduna North and South, while a cartoon of the latter is sold for N18,000, as at Sunday 2024.
Our Kaduna correspondent, who monitored the situation around Kawo and Sabon Tasha areas of Kaduna Town and other communities in the metropolis, also reported that prices of provisions like sugar, milk, spaghetti among others, strictly followed suit, with some of them tripled in hike.
According to him, the hike in price is still steadily on the increase and has become a matter of daily, or in some cases, hourly bases, depending on how much retailers purchase their goods last.
According to his finding on Sunday, some wholesalers were said be in the “last minute increase” to make fast game before Monday – for fear government may force down prices of goods and services through enforcement.