Mile 12 International Market — Local services in Lagos State

When it comes to getting foodstuffs for the home or to travel, think Mike 12. Home of Perishable and non Perishable foodstuff ranging from Tomatoes, cayenne pepper,bell pepper to scotch bonnet, onions etc you can never go wrong in choosing mile 12. Uncommon veggies such as Parsley, Celery. Lettuce 🥬 Cabbage(green or purple),Carrot ,green peas, kidney beans ,you will find them here. Fruits such as Cucumber, Watermelon, beets can also be gotten from here. Irish potatoes 🥔 Sweet potatoes 🍠. Spices such as Ginger, Garlic 🧄, Tumeric, Rosemary, black pepper, etc ? Search no further. Foodstuff that can be made into swallows all available eg: Plantain flour. Cassava flour, Oat flour, etc( both in blended and unblended forms. Soya beans, millet, sorghum... I can't remember to list all. I almost forgot to add that going there in rainy season? Get Ur boots or be ready to have all black muddy-mashy footwear and foot. You want something you are not sure of to get @ mile 12? KINDLY ASK ME... dropping my...

First things first, come with your RAINBOATS, no stories here.

Market has great prices if u are patient and work the market, yea i said "work" and yes of course make sure u have enough stamina to actually Walk thru the market. Price anything and everything. Dont be afraid to move along and price same thing in 5 places before picking one. Its your money.

People will bump into u, run into u, hit u with load and their shoulders, splash dirty water on u, especially if its rainy season (which is when I went), and they will move on without a word - that is called acceptable and normal behaviour at Mile 12, so leave tushness at home when going here.

Overall i totally enjoyed my shopping time especially when i eventually hired an Alabaru to take me around. I wanted to buy everything all over again.

Took my goods to the gate, took permission from the security to drop my load (that cost me N200). Called an Uber and they put my stuffs in for me and...

One of the busiest food and fruit market in Lagos.

If there is any food or fruit item you are searching for in Lagos, find your way to this market.

It houses a lot of Nigeria Northerners (Hausa and Fulanis), the fruit and raw food are very fresh, extremely affordable and sellers are also much friendly.

There is a healthy competition among the sellers resulting into a good market bargaining for buyers.

However, buyers needs to be extremely careful when purchasing, they must be wary of some bad merchants who have the aim of cheating unsuspected buyers by packing rotten food items underneath basket and loading the front part with eye catchy ones.

As much as there is a good competition, buyers must negotiate prices very well because sometimes, sellers inflate prices unnecessarily.

Also be wary of alabaru (load carriers) as they can make away with your goods, keep an eye on them...