As the Sallah celebrations approach, traders across the nation are experiencing low patronage even as prices of foodstuffs and rams remained on the high side across markets.
In Epe and Ikorodu areas of Lagos, prices of ram remained on the high side ranging between N100,000 and N250,000, while the costs of a bag of rice was between N13,000 and N16,000 depending on the brand.
Many traders complained of low patronage, despite the fact that prices of foodstuffs like garri, yam flour and others, including chicken and guinea fowl remained stable. Many traders were however optimistic that as the zero hours approach, patronage may pick up.
In Bauchi, Abuja and other parts of the nation the story of low patronage was the same.
A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited the Deidei livestock market and Dutse market, respectively, reports that the prices of small, average and big rams…
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