Around and about

Around and about

Dei-Dei: Where businesses thrive on pedestrian bridge amidst markets, slums

Dei-Dei community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is known for booming commercial activities, especially with its International Building Materi

‘Why we endanger our lives trading along rail tracks’

In Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, trading on railway tracks is increasingly becoming a pastime, especially in the face of the prevailing economi

How local barbers, tailors ‘survive’ amid extinction threat

Sanusi Muhammad, an origin of Miga town in Jigawa State, has so far spent two decades in the local barbing profession, through which he earns a living

Kano motorists lament duplicating roles of traffic agencies

Motorists in Kano State have lamented over the multiplicity of traffic agencies who harass them daily. The motorists raised concern over what they ter

Sorry tales of Kano Singer Market porters

Abdul Aminu, a father of three, usually wakes up as early as 4.30am to get prepared for the day’s job at Singer market where he works as a porter popu