The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, has dismissed reports of egg scarcity in the state, insisting that eggs remain abundant and readily available to consumers.

The chairman of the association, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos.

Iyiola reiterated that the state currently has a surplus of eggs, contradicting claims that shortages exist in some areas of Lagos.

He said, “I want to say there are eggs available in Lagos presently. There is no scarcity of eggs in Lagos.”

According to him, reports of scarcity in some locations may not reflect actual supply challenges but rather financial constraints faced by some traders or buyers.

He explained, “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.”

Iyiola said the association recently took deliberate steps to prevent an oversupply situation by selling eggs at significantly reduced prices across the state.

He noted that the association displayed crates of eggs across all eight zones in Lagos from December 31, 2025, through the New Year period to ensure wide availability.

“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,” he said.

The chairman added that the eggs were sold below prevailing market rates to avoid an egg glut.

“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 further disclosed that egg and poultry prices could drop further during the Easter period if the Lagos State Government renews its intervention in the sector.

He attributed the inability of some traders to sell eggs to possible indebtedness to their suppliers, which may have limited their access to fresh stock.

According to him, “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.”

He noted that although the government intervention has been paused, discussions are ongoing regarding additional support to further reduce poultry prices.

“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,” Iyiola said.

He added that renewed government support would lead to lower prices for both eggs and chicken during the festive season.

“If that is done, then we are going to have a subsidised rate for chicken as well eggs during the Easter celebration,” Iyiola said.