The Poultry Association of Nigeria has debunked claims of egg shortage in Lagos state, noting that there is actually an abundance of eggs available.
The Chairman of PAN, Lagos state chapter, Mr. Mojeed Iyiola, made this statement during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos.
Iyiola reiterated that there is a surplus of eggs in the state, available at low prices, contrary to reports indicating a scarcity in certain areas.
“I want to say there are eggs available in Lagos presently. There is no scarcity of eggs in Lagos.
“So in places where they are witnessing scarcity of eggs I don’t think it’s a natural scarcity. Probably they have paucity of funds and could not buy the products but there eggs available.
“We recently displayed crates of eggs virtually across the eight zones we have in Lagos from 31st December 2025 till the new year at ridiculously low prices.
“We sold the crates between N4,800 to N5,000 as against the usual farm gate price of N4,900 to N5,200 per crate just to ensure we did not experience egg glut,” the chairman said.
Iyiola also mentioned that there could be a further decrease in the price of eggs and chicken around Easter if the state government continues its intervention in the sector.
He explained that some egg traders might not have products available for sale because they may owe their suppliers, who could be refusing to provide them with new stock.
“For now, there is no scarcity of eggs, and we have been selling at a reasonable price for a while now because we had an intervention from the Lagos state government and our agreement was to force the price down.
“Although the intervention has been stopped for now, the government is contemplating giving us more intervention so as to drop the price of poultry produced during the Easter period.
“If that is done, then we are going to have a subsidised rate for chicken as well eggs during the Easter celebration,” Iyiola said.
