Nigeria, April 15 -- Prices of food items rose the most in Rivers, Niger and Gombe in March, the consumer price index (CPI) report released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown.

The report revealed that on a month on month basis, food price inflation was highest in Rivers at 3.52 per cent, Niger at 2.92 per cent and Gombe at 2.85 per cent.

While Zamfara at 0.51 per cent recorded the slowest rise in month on month food inflation, Yobe and Kebbi recorded price deflation or negative inflation (general decrease in the general price level of food or a negative food inflation rate).

The report said the food inflation on a year on year basis was highest in Kogi at 29.71 per cent, Sokoto at 27.02 per cent and Ebonyi...