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Onions

Current price
₦1,000
per 1kg · Lagos State Govt · 15 May 2026
▼ 5.7%

Price history

UpdateMarketLatestSource
15 May 2026Mile 12₦1,000Lagos State Govt
15 April 2026Mile 12₦1,060Lagos State Govt
15 April 2026Daleko Market₦1,000Nairametrics survey
15 April 2026Oyingbo₦1,080Nairametrics survey
15 April 2026Mushin₦1,030Nairametrics survey
15 March 2026Mile 12₦1,080Lagos State Govt
15 March 2026Daleko Market₦1,020Nairametrics survey
15 March 2026Oyingbo₦1,100Nairametrics survey
15 March 2026Mushin₦1,050Nairametrics survey

Price by Market

MarketAreaPricevs cheapest
Mile 12Ketu, Mainland₦1,000Cheapest ✓

Mile 12: Di biggest wholesale food market for Lagos. Best for bulk grains, rice, and beans. E dey full pass for early morning.

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Yoruba name
Àlùbọ́sà
Igbo name
Yabasi
Season
All year
Peak months: Jan-Mar (post-harvest, cheapest), Jul-Sep (pre-harvest, expensive)
Price trend
Stable
Where e dey come from
Northern Nigeria — primarily Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano, and Kaduna states. Some imports from Niger Republic. The "Sokoto onion" is considered the best quality. All onions in Lagos travel 700+ km by road from the north.
Also called
Red onionsAlubosaOnion bulbsHausa onions

📦 How to keep am

Keep for cool, dry place wey get ventilation — no put for fridge (moisture go make am rot). Whole onion last 2-4 weeks for room temperature. Cut onion put for fridge, use am within 3 days.

🛒 Buying tips

Buy medium-size onion — dem last pass big one. Check for soft spot and sprout before you buy. Lagos market sell by bag (100kg) or by weight (₦1,060/kg retail). Sokoto/Kebbi onion get stronger flavor pass import.

🥗 Nutrition

Low calorie, high in Vitamin C and antioxidants. The compound that makes you cry (syn-propanethial-S-oxide) is released when cells are broken. Cooking reduces the tears and sweetens the flavor.

🍳 Where dem dey use am

Every Nigerian dishStew baseJollof riceFried ricePepper soupSuya garnishYam porridge

🔁 Substitutes

Shallots (smaller, sweeter)Spring onions (for garnish)Leeks (rare in Lagos)

📝 Wetin di price mean

Onion na di quiet essential — e no dramatic like pepper or tomato, but e dey inside every Nigerian dish. For ₦1,060/kg, e relatively stable compared to other vegetable. Sokoto-to-Lagos supply chain well established. NBS data show onion price drop 17.87% year-on-year for January 2026.

Onions na one of the most price-volatile item for the whole market, and the reason na geography: the bulk of Nigeria onion dey grow for the far north and dem dey truck am south, so anything wey disrupt that supply line — the dry-season gap between harvest, fuel cost, or wahala along the route — go show fast for Lagos stall. Price fit double for weeks and then ease just as sharp when fresh harvest land.

Dem dey keep far better than most vegetable, though, wey na the household defence: bought when cheap and stored somewhere dry and airy (never seal am for plastic, wey dey rot am), net of onion go last for weeks. Since almost every Nigerian pot — jollof, stew, soup — dey start with onion, to buy small extra for cheap window and store am well na one of the simplest way to smooth out the market swings.

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FAQ

Onions dey sell for ₦1,000 per 1kg for Mile 12, our reference market.