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- Posted on August 24, 2026
- Author: Esther Onuoha
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There is a reason ð—²ð—´ð—´ð˜€ keep appearing in conversations about ð—³ð—¼ð—¼ð—±, ð—»ð˜‚ð˜ð—¿ð—¶ð˜ð—¶ð—¼ð—» and even ð—¯ð˜‚ð˜€ð—¶ð—»ð—²ð˜€ð˜€. It is one of those foods that looks ordinary until you start looking at what is actually inside it.
An egg provides high-quality protein and nutrients including ð—–ð—µð—¼ð—¹ð—¶ð—»ð—², ð˜ƒð—¶ð˜ð—®ð—ºð—¶ð—» ð—•12, ð˜ƒð—¶ð˜ð—®ð—ºð—¶ð—» ð——, ð—½ð—µð—¼ð˜€ð—½ð—µð—¼ð—¿ð˜‚𘀠and ð˜€ð—²ð—¹ð—²ð—»ð—¶ð˜‚ð—º. It is also a convenient animal-source food, which is why eggs frequently appear in discussions about affordable nutrition.
And for children, this becomes even more important. The ð—ªð—¼ð—¿ð—¹ð—± ð—›ð—²ð—®ð—¹ð˜ð—µ ð—¢ð—¿ð—´ð—®ð—»ð—¶ð˜‡ð—®ð˜ð—¶ð—¼ð—», recommends that from around 6 months, infants begin receiving safe, nutrient-dense complementary foods alongside continued breastfeeding, and specifically includes animal-source foods such as meat, fish and eggs. WHO notes that children who consume eggs and other flesh foods can have higher intakes of nutrients important for growth.
So when you hear people saying: "ð—šð—¶ð˜ƒð—² ð˜ð—µð—² ð—°ð—µð—¶ð—¹ð—± ð—²ð—´ð—´". There is a nutritional reason behind it. Not because ð—²ð—´ð—´ is some magical food that will automatically make a child tall, brilliant or wealthy , but because it is a nutrient-dense food that can contribute protein and several micronutrients to a child's diet.
ð—ªð—µð˜† ð—–ð—µð—¶ð—¹ð—±ð—¿ð—²ð—» ð—¦ð—µð—¼ð˜‚ð—¹ð—± ð—›ð—®ð˜ƒð—² ð—˜ð—´ð—´ð˜€ ð—¥ð—²ð—´ð˜‚ð—¹ð—®ð—¿ð—¹ð˜†:
Children are growing. Their bodies are building muscles, bones, tissues and other structures. Their brains are developing, and they need adequate protein, energy, vitamins and minerals. Now, ð—˜ð—´ð—´ð˜€ can contribute to that nutritional requirement.
ð—ªð—›ð—¢'𘀠guidance on complementary feeding specifically says that children aged 6-23 ð—ºð—¼ð—»ð˜ð—µð˜€ should have a diverse diet that includes animal-source foods such as eggs. There is even research reviewed by ð—ªð—›ð—¢ on egg consumption among young children. One study found improved linear-growth-related outcomes among children given approximately one egg per day, although the overall certainty of evidence varies and eggs should be part of a diverse diet, not treated as a complete diet on their own. And of course, preparation and safety matter. So, for young children, ð—²ð—´ð—´ð˜€, should be properly cooked and introduced in an age-appropriate way.
ð—˜ð—´ð—´ð˜€ ð—”ð—¿ð—² ð—»ð—¼ð˜ ð—·ð˜‚ð˜€ð˜ ð—›ð—²ð—®ð—¹ð˜ð—µ ð—¯ð˜‚ð˜ ð—•ð˜‚ð˜€ð—¶ð—»ð—²ð˜€ð˜€:
They are a business story too. Because think about how many people consume eggs.
~ Households
~ Children
~ Students
~ Workers
~ Restaurants
~ Hotels
~ Bakeries
~ Caterers
~ Food vendors
~ Supermarkets
~ Pastry businesses, etc
And people who simply want an affordable source of protein. That means eggs are a repeat-purchase product.
~ You eat them, and want more.
Furthermore, When people hear “egg business,†many immediately think about poultry farming.
~ Buy layers
~ Buy feed
~Build poultry houses
~Collect eggs
~Sell crates, etc
But that is only one part of the business.
There is a whole chain:
ð—™ð—²ð—²ð—± ð— ð—®ð—»ð˜‚ð—³ð—®ð—°ð˜ð˜‚ð—¿ð—²ð—¿ð˜€â†’ ð—£ð—¼ð˜‚ð—¹ð˜ð—¿ð˜† ð—™ð—®ð—¿ð—ºð—²ð—¿ð˜€ → ð—˜ð—´ð—´ ð—£ð—¿ð—¼ð—±ð˜‚ð—°ð˜ð—¶ð—¼ð—»â†’ ð—–ð—¼ð—¹ð—¹ð—²ð—°ð˜ð—¶ð—¼ð—» → ð—ªð—µð—¼ð—¹ð—²ð˜€ð—®ð—¹ð—²ð—¿ð˜€â†’ ð——ð—¶ð˜€ð˜ð—¿ð—¶ð—¯ð˜‚ð˜ð—¼ð—¿ð˜€â†’ ð—¥ð—²ð˜ð—®ð—¶ð—¹ð—²ð—¿ð˜€â†’ð—µð—¼ð˜‚ð˜€ð—²ð—µð—¼ð—¹ð—±ð˜€/ð—¯ð˜‚ð˜€ð—¶ð—»ð—²ð˜€ð˜€ð—²ð˜€, etc
And increasingly:
ð—™ð—®ð—¿ð—ºâ†’ ð—¢ð—»ð—¹ð—¶ð—»ð—² ð—¦ð—²ð—¹ð—¹ð—²ð—¿â†’ ð—–ð˜‚ð˜€ð˜ð—¼ð—ºð—²ð—¿â†’ ð——ð—²ð—¹ð—¶ð˜ƒð—²ð—¿ð˜†
The question now is, "ð——ð—¼ ð—½ð—²ð—¼ð—½ð—¹ð—² ð˜€ð—²ð—¹ð—¹ ð—²ð—´ð—´ð˜€ ð—¼ð—»ð—¹ð—¶ð—»ð—²"?.
ð—¬ð—²ð˜€!
~ You can see someone advertise eggs on Facebook.
~ You can ask for the price or it's boldly written there.
~You can order a crate through whatsApp or their website
~You can pay electronically.
~and someone delivers the eggs to your home.
The egg itself hasn't changed, the distribution channel has changed. This is why ordinary agricultural products can become modern e-commerce businesses.
And this brings us to the recent Facebook banter.
ð—™ð—¿ð—²ð˜€ð—µ ð—˜ð—´ð—´ð˜€ ð— ð—®ð—¿ð—¸ð—²ð˜ (ð—™ð—®ð—°ð—²ð—¯ð—¼ð—¼ð—¸ )ð—•ð—®ð—»ð˜ð—²ð—¿
If you have been following the recent Facebook conversations, you may have seen the banter around Fresh Eggs Market and the wider question of who is becoming the biggest online egg seller.
The conversation is interesting because it shows how visible egg businesses have become online.
ð—™ð—¿ð—²ð˜€ð—µ ð—˜ð—´ð—´ð˜€ ð— ð—®ð—¿ð—¸ð—²ð˜ has been attracting attention around its online egg-selling model, and its founder has publicly reported selling more than 2,000 crates of eggs daily in Lagos and discussed plans to scale further. Those are company/founder-reported figures rather than an independently audited ranking of Nigerian egg sellers.
However, that is where we should stop with the banter. Because the bigger story is not one particular egg seller, rather, the ð—¡ð—¶ð—´ð—²ð—¿ð—¶ð—®ð—» ð—˜ð—´ð—´ ð—œð—»ð—±ð˜‚ð˜€ð˜ð—¿ð˜† itself.
ð—›ð—¼ð˜„ ð— ð˜‚ð—°ð—µ ð—¶ð˜€ ð—® ð—–ð—¿ð—®ð˜ð—² ð—¼ð—³ ð—˜ð—´ð—´ ð—¶ð—» ð—¡ð—¶ð—´ð—²ð—¿ð—¶ð—®?
This is where the business becomes even more interesting.
As of August 2026, a current market-price source puts a crate of 30 eggs at roughly ₦4,500–₦6,500 nationally, with Lagos reported around ₦4,800–₦7,000. Actual prices vary by location, egg size, seller, market and whether you are buying wholesale or retail.
Another recent report from the News Agency of Nigeria recorded crates selling for ₦5,900–₦7,500 in parts of the FCT in April 2026.
So if someone tells you:
"A crate of eggs is ₦X everywhere in Nigeria". Be careful. Egg prices are not fixed nationally.
There is; feed costs, transportation, fuel, weather, production levels and local demand all affect the final price.
That is also why egg selling can be a serious business.
The egg business isn't made up only of roadside sellers. Nigeria has large integrated poultry businesses involved in breeding, feeds, poultry production and table eggs.
Some notable names include:
ð—”ð— ð—¢ ð—™ð—”ð—¥ð— ð—¦ð—˜ð—œð—•ð—˜ð—¥ð—˜ð—¥ ð—›ð—”ð—§ð—–ð—›ð—˜ð—¥ð—¬/ð—”ð— ð—¢ ð—™ð—”ð—¥ð—
Amo Farm is headquartered in Ibadan, Oyo State, and is involved in day-old chicks, point-of-lay pullets and table eggs. A Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission poultry-sector report identifies Amo Farm as a major player and notes its automated poultry-house infrastructure.
ð—™ð—¨ð—§ð—¨ð—¡ð—” ð—™ð—”ð—¥ð— ð—¦/ð—”ð—¡ð—œð— ð—”ð—Ÿ ð—–ð—”ð—¥ð—˜
Animal Care Services is another established Nigerian agribusiness, with poultry operations under the Funtuna Farms brand. The NIPC sector report identifies Animal Care as a major indigenous agribusiness and notes its poultry infrastructure and operations.
ð—–ð—›ð—œ ð—Ÿð—œð— ð—œð—§ð—˜ð——/ð—”ð—¡ð—ð—”ð—Ÿð—” ð—™ð—”ð—¥ð— ð—¦
CHI Limited's Ajanla Farms in Oyo State has historically been involved in poultry production and table eggs. It appears among the integrated commercial poultry farms identified in Nigerian sector research.
ð—¢ð—•ð—”ð—¦ð—”ð—¡ð—ð—¢ ð—™ð—”ð—¥ð— ð—¦
Obasanjo Farms has also historically been one of the prominent names associated with Nigeria's poultry industry and egg production.
ð—¡ð—œð—¬ð—¬ð—” ð—™ð—”ð—¥ð— ð—¦
Niyya Farms in Kaduna State is another established poultry business identified in Nigerian poultry-sector research, including egg production.
And there are many more commercial farms, medium-sized layer farms and smallholder producers supplying different parts of the country.
So when you buy a crate of eggs from a seller in your neighbourhood, there is a good chance you are buying the final product of a much larger agricultural supply chain.
And many others...
ð—§ð—µð—² ð—•ð˜‚ð˜€ð—¶ð—»ð—²ð˜€ð˜€ ð—¢ð—½ð—½ð—¼ð—¿ð˜ð˜‚ð—»ð—¶ð˜ð˜† ð—¶ð˜€ ð—»ð—¼ð˜ ð—¼ð—»ð—¹ð˜† ð—¶ð—» ð—–ð—µð—¶ð—°ð—¸ð—²ð—»:
This is the part aspiring entrepreneurs should pay attention to.
You don't necessarily need to start with a massive poultry farm.
There are several businesses around eggs, ð˜€ð˜‚ð—°ð—µ ð—®ð˜€:
~Egg production
~ Wholesale
~ Distribution
~ Retail
~ Online egg selling
~ Egg delivery
~ Restaurant supply
~ Bakery supply
~ Supermarket supply
~ Farm-to-consumer platforms
~Bulk egg distribution
~Egg subscription services
ð—¡ð—¼ð˜„ ð—¶ð—ºð—®ð—´ð—¶ð—»ð—²,
~ Supplying a bakery every week
~ Supplying 20 restaurants
~ Supplying hotels
~ Spplying food vendors
~ Supplying "the aboki that cooks indomie also known in hausa language as "ð—ºð—®ð—¶ ð˜€ð—µð—®ð˜†ð—¶"
~ Supplying 100 households who reorder every week, etc
ð—¡ð—¼ð˜„, that is "ð—¿ð—²ð—°ð˜‚ð—¿ð—¿ð—¶ð—»ð—´ ð—±ð—²ð—ºð—®ð—»ð—±".
ð—¥ð—²ð—°ð˜‚ð—¿ð—¿ð—¶ð—»ð—´ ð——ð—²ð—ºð—®ð—»ð—± is one of the reasons ordinary products can become excellent businesses.
ð—›ð—®ð˜ƒð—² ð—¬ð—¼ð˜‚ ð˜ð—µð—¼ð˜‚ð—´ð—µð˜ ð—®ð—¯ð—¼ð˜‚ð˜ " ð—Ÿð—¼ð—´ð—¶ð˜€ð˜ð—¶ð—°ð˜€ "?
Eggs are fragile. I'm aware, you're aware.
~ You have to collect them very carefully,
~ Sort them,
~ Pack them,
~ Transport them,
~Store them properly,
~ Deliver them,
~ and minimise breakage, etc
So an egg business at scale is not simply an agricultural business. It can also be a ð—¹ð—¼ð—´ð—¶ð˜€ð˜ð—¶ð—°ð˜€ and distribution business.
Someone may produce the eggs, but someone else may be better at getting those eggs into the hands of hundreds of customers.
That person can build a business without necessarily owning the farm.
ð—ªð—µð—®ð˜ ð˜ð—¼ ð—¸ð—»ð—¼ð˜„ ð—”ð—¯ð—¼ð˜‚ð˜ "ð—™ð—®ð—¸ð—²" ð—¼ð—¿ "ð—šð— ð—¢" ð—˜ð—´ð—´ð˜€:
Now we need to address one of the most common internet conversations about eggs.
You may see claims such as:
~ "This egg is fake",
~ "This egg is GMO"
~ "Don't eat eggs with a strange yolk.â€
~ "If the egg has two yolks, it is fake.â€
~ "If the shell is too hard, it is GMO", ð—²ð˜ð—°
ð—¡ð—¼ð˜„, be careful with these claims.
There is no reliable home visual test that can tell you an egg is genetically modified.
• A double-yolk egg is not proof of a GMO egg.
• A very large egg is not proof of a GMO egg.
• A pale yolk is not proof of a fake egg.
• A very orange yolk is not proof of a natural egg.
• Shell colour does not tell you whether an egg is GMO.
• And a watery egg white does not automatically mean the egg is fake, etc
Those characteristics can be influenced by the hen's age, breed, diet, freshness, storage and other factors.
So don't let viral social-media videos convince you that you can identify “ð—šð— ð—¢â€ simply by looking at them.
ð—¡ð—¼ð˜„, ð—›ð—¼ð˜„ ð——ð—¼ ð—ªð—² ð—”ð—°ð˜ð˜‚ð—®ð—¹ð—¹ð˜† ð—¦ð—½ð—¼ð˜ ð—” ð—•ð—®ð—± ð—˜ð—´ð—´?
This is a much more useful question.
1. ð—–ð—µð—²ð—°ð—¸ ð˜ð—µð—² ð—¦ð—µð—²ð—¹ð—¹:
Avoid eggs with cracked, leaking or visibly contaminated shells.
A damaged shell can allow bacteria to enter.
2. ð—–ð—µð—²ð—°ð—¸ ð—³ð—¼ð—¿ ð—¦ð˜ð—¿ð—®ð—»ð—´ð—² ð—¢ð—±ð—¼ð˜‚ð—¿:
When an egg is cracked open, an unmistakably rotten or sulphurous smell is a major warning sign. Don't eat it.
3. ð—Ÿð—¼ð—¼ð—¸ ð—®ð˜ ð˜ð—µð—² ð—ªð—µð—¶ð˜ð—² ð—®ð—»ð—± ð—¬ð—¼ð—¹ð—¸:
A fresh egg generally has a thicker white and a yolk that holds its shape better.
As an egg ages, the white can become thinner and the yolk can flatten more easily. That doesn't automatically mean it is “fake". It simply means the egg is older.
4. ð—–ð—µð—²ð—°ð—¸ ð—µð—¼ð˜„ ð—œð˜'𘀠ð—¦ð˜ð—¼ð—¿ð—²ð—±:
Poor storage can make a perfectly normal egg unsafe.
Keep eggs clean and properly refrigerated where refrigeration is appropriate, and cook them thoroughly, particularly for young children, pregnant people, older adults and people with weakened immunity.
5. ð—•ð˜‚𘆠ð—³ð—¿ð—¼ð—º ð—§ð—¿ð˜‚ð˜€ð˜ð—²ð—± ð—¦ð—¼ð˜‚ð—¿ð—°ð—²ð˜€:
This is probably the most practical advice.
If you regularly buy eggs from a known farm, supermarket, reputable distributor or established seller, you have a better basis for knowing where the product came from.
ð——ð—¼ð—²ð˜€ ð—¬ð—¼ð—¹ð—¸ ð—°ð—¼ð—¹ð—¼ð˜‚ð—¿ ð˜ð—²ð—¹ð—¹ ð˜ð—µð—² ð—°ð—¼ð—ºð—½ð—¹ð—²ð˜ð—² ð˜€ð˜ð—¼ð—¿ð˜†?
This is another misconception.
People sometimes think:
• Deep orange = better egg.
• Pale yellow = bad egg, ð—²ð˜ð—°
ð—¬ð—¼ð—¹ð—¸ ð—–ð—¼ð—¹ð—¼ð˜‚ð—¿ is strongly influenced by the hen's diet and pigments in the feed. So two perfectly normal eggs can have different yolk colours.
Don't judge an egg's safety simply by whether the yolk is yellow, orange or somewhere in between.
ð—˜ð—´ð—´ ð—•ð˜‚ð˜€ð—¶ð—»ð—²ð˜€ð˜€ ð—¶ð—» ð—¡ð—¶ð—´ð—²ð—¿ð—¶ð—® ð—¶ð˜€ ð—»ð—¼ð˜ ð——ð˜†ð—¶ð—»ð—´ ð—”ð—»ð˜†ð˜ð—¶ð—ºð—² ð—¦ð—¼ð—¼ð—»:
√ People need protein.
√ Children need nutrient-dense complementary foods.
√ Aging adults are advised to eat eggs at least two(2) daily.
√ Households consume eggs repeatedly.
√ Restaurants need eggs
√ Bakeries need eggs
√ Food vendors need eggs
√ Hotels need eggs
√ Farmers need reliable markets
√ Aunty Bola's yummy buns needs eggs
√ Distributors need customers
√ and consumers want reasonable prices, etc
Now, that's an entire ecosystem.
The opportunity isn't necessarily:
"I want to sell eggs" but "Which problem in the egg supply chain can I solve?"
√ Farmers may need easier access to customers.
√ Restaurants need reliable weekly supply.
√ Households want convenient home delivery.
√ Bakeries want predictable bulk pricing.
√ Distributors need better logistics, to avoid breakages.
√ A farmer needs help marketing directly to consumers, etc
There are businesses hiding inside all of these problems.
ð—¡ð—¼ð˜„, ð˜ð—µð—² ð—˜ð—´ð—´ ð—¯ð˜‚ð˜€ð—¶ð—»ð—²ð˜€ð˜€ ð—°ð—¼ð—»ð˜ƒð—²ð—¿ð˜€ð—®ð˜ð—¶ð—¼ð—» ð—¶ð˜€ ð—´ð—¼ð—¶ð—»ð—´ ð—¢ð—»ð—¹ð—¶ð—»ð—²:
An egg can now travel through a completely modern commercial journey:
Farm → Collection → Sorting → Depot → Online marketing → Customer order → Payment → Delivery → Kitchen
~ Though, the product is traditional, the business model can be modern.
And that is the bigger lesson.
√ You don't always have to invent a futuristic product to build a business.
Sometimes you can take something Nigerians already buy every day and make the process of finding it, buying it, receiving it and buying it again much better.
That is "ð—˜ð—»ð˜ð—¿ð—²ð—½ð—¿ð—²ð—»ð—²ð˜‚ð—¿ð˜€ð—µð—¶ð—½".
And perhaps that is why the recent Facebook banter about online egg sellers is more interesting than it first appears.
Because behind all the jokes is a very real industry.
Nigeria's egg business is not just about chickens.
It is about:
√ Nutrition
√ Living healthy
√ Agriculture
√ Food security
√ Distribution
√ Logistics
√ Retail
√ E-commerce
√ And entrepreneurship, etc
All from one small product.
The humble Nigerian "ð—²ð—´ð—´". 🥚🇳🇬