Tag: Bread

Bread scarcity imminent, as bakers declare nationwide warning strike

Aminu Imam

The price of bread may rise significantly in the next few days as bakers, under the umbrella of Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN), comprising owners, Managing Directors and Partners of premium bakeries in Nigeria, have concluded plans to embark on a 4-day warning strike beginning from today, Thursday. Addressing newsmen in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, the association’s Chairman, Gabriel Adeniyi, stated that the decision to withdraw its services was taken following the myriads of challenges confronting the bakery and catering industry in the country, adding that all efforts…

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Increase in price of bread looms as cost of wheat rises by 33%

Ishaku Yohanna

The price of Nigerian grown wheat has risen by 33 per cent due to the low production volumes of the product. The rise in the cost of wheat may lead to increase in the prices of bread and other pastries. Wheat is the major raw material for flour used in baking. It was gathered from the Wheat Growers Association of Nigeria that the projected price of the product was N180,000 per metric tonne at the beginning of the planting season. However, due to the COVID-19 containment measures that affected the…

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