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Official NBS data · May 2026

Price of wheat flour in Nigeria

National average price per 2kg pack, how it has changed, and where it is cheapest and dearest.

National average · May 2026₦3,672.94per 2kg pack
Change from April 2026▲ Up ₦6.430.2% higher · was ₦3,666.51
Change from May 2025▼ Down ₦512.6112.2% lower · was ₦4,185.55
Cheapest and dearest state

CheapestYobe₦3,090.10

DearestKwara₦4,663.25

Price history

National average per 2kg pack, January 2024 to May 2026. Hover or tap for each month.

By region · May 2026

Average price in each geopolitical zone.

North Central: ₦3,988.66

South South: ₦3,747.16

South West: ₦3,614.18

North West: ₦3,591.88

South East: ₦3,578.30

North East: ₦3,462.56

Key facts

In May 2026, the national average price of wheat flour (2kg pack) was ₦3,672.94, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

That is 0.2% higher than in April 2026 (₦3,666.51) and 12.2% lower than a year earlier, in May 2025 (₦4,185.55).

Kwara recorded the highest state average (₦4,663.25) and Yobe the lowest (₦3,090.10).

By region, prices were highest in the North Central (₦3,988.66) and lowest in the North East (₦3,462.56).

Since January 2024, the price has ranged from ₦2,042.98 (January 2024) to ₦4,194.09 (July 2025).

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Source: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Selected Food Price Watch. Figures are NBS averages of prices collected across all 36 states and the FCT, published monthly. The latest release is for May 2026. Prices in your market may differ.