 Lagos residents are still groaning over the high prices of foodstuffs in the open market as effects of inflation bites harder. Justine Akadonya speaks to both buyers and sellers at the mile 12 market to review current market prices. His report. Over the past few months, Nigerians have been lamenting over the general price increase in foodstuffs in Nigeria. Over time, they have indeed paid double for what they would have paid to buy foodstuffs in their households. The National Bureau of Statistics says the consumer price index increased by 17.75% in June 2021. This simply implies that prices continue to rise in June 2021, but at a slightly slower rise than it did in May. The prices today leave much to be desired. From our survey, the price of staples including curry, rice and beans have almost doubled in three months as buyers lament the trade has attributed the increments to diverse reasons. The same can be said for vegetables. For tomatoes, although the price has reduced in recent weeks, these buyers say she bought for half the price months ago. For tubers and other root crops, the prices have reduced considerably, while some traders say it is as a result of farming activities. The chairman of the mile 12 market, Shehu Gibral, believes it is all a factor of the demand and supply. Gibral is hopeful that prices will continue to rise in June 2021, but the price of the prices will drop in the coming months. The decline in the rate of increase in the consumer price index indicates that the inflation rate in Nigeria might have peaked and is on its way downward. However, it is still worth noting that an inflation rate of 17.75% is still way higher than the 11.02% recorded before the closure of the land borders in 2019. Justin Akadone, plus TV African News.