 Its Christmas approach and Nigerians have continued to lament the rising cost of food items. In recent times, prices have almost doubled due to rising inflation and insecurity in agricultural areas. Our correspondent Jacinta Obuco went to some of the markets in Lagos for a survey. This is Balungu Market Lagos Island, where you can buy anything you can think of in the city of Lagos. And the market rush here is usually very huge and overwhelming. Of course we all know why Christmas is here, but we want to find out more about the prices of different items. Sadly, the usual Christmas rush is not as expected. With just a few days to Christmas, traders are lamenting low patronage. Prices of foodstuffs and order household goods are on the rise. Something of a one-five, now we are selling it 3,000, two-five. So people are not buying this more. So I want to buy five if you buy two. There's no money to buy things, although we manage ourselves to come inside the market to pick one or two things to celebrate our Christmas. This Christmas season, we have to beg God to help us because there is no market. Last year was fair, but this time around was three times higher. All these things, with the buying three-five before, now it's 7,000. A woman will be wearing one-five piqui. You can buy 7,000, buy clothes for children. Balungun Market is the heart of Lagos Island, perhaps the largest market in the city. Here, locally made and imported fabrics, shoes, bags and order fashion accessories can be purchased. Our next spot of call is Oyimbo Market. The traders also expressed that the prices of edibles and order cooking ingredients are shooting up. Rice, granite oil, tomatoes, pepper, chicken, beef and many others now cost a fortune. Formerly they used to buy this carot, a bag, four thousand, three-five. But now they will buy it 20,000, 40,000, 30,000 depending. The way things are going now is really affecting even the turnover ourselves. Tomatoes are supposed to come down this time around. As we are bringing it, we have to pay money for transportation, pay money for Alabaru, how do we cope and we have to pay money for the people that assist us. Pay money for the Lailand, it's not easy. You know that foreign rice is not easy to come by. And Nigerian rice is even worse. We've got for you to have a good Nigerian rice now. You are talking of 27,000 era. This year now, we are selling 3,002. But last year, we sell 2,005. The traders revealed that the closer you take celebration, the higher the prices of foods and other items. They are calling a government for quick intervention. Jacinta Obuquo for Plus TV Africa. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.