Encounters

Encounters

Sokoto’s lady barber cuts out unique path

As a child, Grace Ishaya Rewa developed a strong passion for barbing after watching severally as her cousins and siblings’ hairs were being scra

‘I began work prepared for bullying by male colleagues’

Many youths, especially ladies, would never think of doing the greasy work of servicing cars, changing engine oil, tyres, wheel alignment or balancing

Meet grandma who established first ‘Mammy Market’

Daily Trust: How did you get the name ‘Mammy’? Mrs. Mammy Marian Ochefu: According to the story told by my father who was a steward to a w

Meet graduate who sells ‘shayi’

Daily Trust: What prompted you to start tea business? Aliyu Ahmed Kabir:  First of all, my father had been in this business for a very long time,

Meet Kaduna’s grandpa water vendor

I’m still working to avoid burdening my kids’ Daily Trust: What made to become a water vendor? Ahmadu: Poverty is what pushed me to do thi