A worker displays a handful of rice at a market. REUTERS/JIANAN YU Some residents of Jos have decried the recent hike in price of local rice in the area, describing the development as worrisome, especially with the Christmas and New Year festivities fast approaching. One of them, Mrs Mary Edith, a trader, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that in 2019 she bought a 50kg bag of stone-free local rice for N13,000, but that the same brand was now selling for N28,000. “You will agree with me that this increase is outrageous and unfair for an average Nigerian whose salary is about N30,000.