By Monday Ajogun Some Igbo traders across Edo South Senatorial District on Thursday, pledged to vote for APC in the Edo council poll in solidarity with Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s appointment of Mr Martin Oli as commissioner- designate. The traders commended Okpebholo for the recognition of the South EasternContinue Reading
By Fatimah Muhammed Traders in Mararraba and Aso markets have appealed for temporary access roads and improved drainage, saying ongoing road construction has disrupted businesses and reduced customer patronage. The traders, who spoke in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said flooding, traffic congestion and poor access toContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu The Nasarawa State Government has urged roadside traders in Karu to relocate to the Muhammadu Buhari International Market, provided by the state government for business activities. Mr Yakubu Haruna, General Manager, Greater Karu Development Control Agency (GKADCA), made the call in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Traders and residents of the Kugbo Furniture Market, Abuja, have sought urgent government assistance after a fire destroyed more than 15 shops and some adjoining residential buildings. The fire reportedly started at about 9 a.m. on Sunday and swept through a section of the market behind KugboContinue Reading
By Monday Ajogun Traders at the Onitsha Main Market on Monday complied with Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s directive, reopening for business to curb the longstanding Monday sit-at-home order. Soludo had earlier shut the market during a visit, faulting market leaders for defying government instructions to open for commercial activities. “The realContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The City Sanitation Operation of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, cleared illegal occupants and traders around UTC, in Area 10, Abuja. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Development Control, who heads the operation, explained that the exercise was directed by the FCT Security Committee. Galadima saidContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) says it three-year agricultural intervention project in Niger has empowered 367,000 smallholder farmers. Dr Ken Ukaoha, National President of NANTS, said on Saturday that the project, implemented under the AGRA/Niger State consortium, surpassed its initial target of 350,000Continue Reading
