Live Chicken price in Nigeria today
Live Chicken costs a median of ₦12,000 per piece across 13 Nigerian markets as of 5 August 2026. Prices range from ₦7,000 at Dawanau Int. Market Yan Baka Market to ₦25,000 at Ogbogonogo Market. The price has fallen 25% over the past 90 days.
Median price · Nigeria
₦12,000per piece
-25%over 90 days
- Lowest
- ₦7,000 Dawanau Int. Market Yan Baka Market
- Typical range
- ₦11,500 – ₦14,000 middle 50% of markets
- Highest
- ₦25,000 Ogbogonogo Market
- Markets surveyed
- 13 mean ₦13,538
Last surveyed
Live Chicken prices by market
| Market | State | Price per piece | vs cheapest | Surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawanau Int. Market Yan Baka Market | Kano | ₦7,000 | cheapest | |
| Gboko Main Market | Benue | ₦8,500 | +21.4% | |
| Ifo Market | Ogun | ₦10,000 | +42.9% | |
| Relief Market | Imo | ₦11,500 | +64.3% | |
| International Market Abakalili | Ebonyi | ₦12,000 | +71.4% | |
| Jimeta Modern Market | Adamawa | ₦12,000 | +71.4% | |
| Effurun Market | Delta | ₦12,000 | +71.4% | |
| Lugbe Market | Abuja | ₦12,000 | +71.4% | |
| Gariki Market | Enugu | ₦12,000 | +71.4% | |
| Mile 12 Market | Lagos | ₦14,000 | +100% | |
| Mushin Market | Lagos | ₦18,000 | +157.1% | |
| Ahia Ohru New Market | Abia | ₦22,000 | +214.3% | |
| Ogbogonogo Market | Asaba | ₦25,000 | +257.1% |
Price history — last 90 days
Median price moved from ₦14,000 per piece in 11 May 2026 to ₦10,500 in 3 Aug 2026.
View the weekly figures
| Week of | Median | Lowest | Highest | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₦14,000 | ₦8,000 | ₦25,000 | 39 | |
| ₦14,000 | ₦8,000 | ₦25,000 | 39 | |
| ₦13,000 | ₦8,500 | ₦25,000 | 34 | |
| ₦13,000 | ₦7,000 | ₦25,000 | 39 | |
| ₦13,000 | ₦8,000 | ₦25,000 | 39 | |
| ₦12,000 | ₦8,000 | ₦18,000 | 18 | |
| ₦12,000 | ₦5,000 | ₦25,000 | 25 | |
| ₦11,500 | ₦6,000 | ₦25,000 | 30 | |
| ₦11,000 | ₦7,500 | ₦25,000 | 33 | |
| ₦11,000 | ₦7,000 | ₦25,000 | 25 | |
| ₦12,500 | ₦9,000 | ₦24,500 | 26 | |
| ₦12,000 | ₦6,000 | ₦25,000 | 30 | |
| ₦10,500 | ₦7,000 | ₦12,000 | 14 |
Understanding Live Chicken prices in Nigeria
Why Live Chicken prices vary so much
Live Chicken costs 257% more at Ogbogonogo Market (₦25,000) than at Dawanau Int. Market Yan Baka Market (₦7,000) — a difference of ₦18,000 per piece for the same item.
Most of that gap is transport and distance from where the item is produced or landed. Market size matters too: high-turnover markets buy in larger volumes and sell on thinner margins, while smaller neighbourhood markets carry the cost of a shorter supply chain. Whether a market is primarily wholesale or retail can account for much of the rest.
Is Live Chicken getting more expensive?
Over the last 90 days the median price has fallen from ₦14,000 to ₦10,500 per piece — a change of 25%. Prices easing usually reflects harvest supply reaching the markets, and that window does not always last.
Where can you buy Live Chicken cheapest?
The lowest recorded price is ₦7,000 per piece at Dawanau Int. Market Yan Baka Market in Kano. We currently track Live Chicken across 12 states, with the widest coverage in Lagos, Benue, Ebonyi. Prices below are the most recent survey from each market — always confirm before travelling for a difference that transport would cancel out.
All figures are medians of prices recorded in Nigerian markets, published in Naira.
Live Chicken prices by state
Prices vary considerably by state, mostly with distance from producing regions and transport costs.
- Live Chicken in Lagos2 markets
- Live Chicken in Benue1 market
- Live Chicken in Ebonyi1 market
- Live Chicken in Adamawa1 market
- Live Chicken in Ogun1 market
- Live Chicken in Imo1 market
- Live Chicken in Delta1 market
- Live Chicken in Enugu1 market
- Live Chicken in Kano1 market
- Live Chicken in Asaba1 market
- Live Chicken in Abuja1 market
- Live Chicken in Abia1 market