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Fire Outbreak: Araromi Spare Parts Traders Appeal for Help
By Fasilat Lawal Traders at Araromi Motor Spare Parts, Agodi Gate, Ibadan have appealed to the Oyo State Government and well-meaning individuals for help. The appeal comes on the heels of last Saturday’s fire outbreak which destroyed goods worth billions of naira. The traders who spoke with Radio Nigeria during an assessment visit to the market…
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Ensure Adequate Maintenance, Oyo Govt. Tells Free Stalls Beneficiaries
By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo state government has called on the 700 traders allocated stalls at Agodi Gate area Ibadan to maintain the facility for an improved state development. Governor Seyi Makinde spoke through the Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Demola Ojo during the allocation of the stalls to the traders. He said his administration would…
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Oyo Govt. Allocates Free Stalls to 700 Traders
By Iyabo Adebisi In a bid to stop street trading in the state, Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has announced the decision of the state government to allocate free stalls to about 700 street traders at the Agodi-Gate junction in Ibadan. He made the announcement during the inauguration of the Agodi-Gate , Civic Center…
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Abiodun Gives Ultimatum to Illegal Traders
By Olusegun Folarin A 21-day ultimatum has been issued to illegal traders on road setback along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, especially those at Kara, Isheri Warewa area of Ogun State to vacate. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who gave the directive in a message to a meeting with community leaders at the palace of Olofin of Isheri, Oba…
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Ogun Issues 3-Day Ultimatum to Traders over Street Markets
The Ogun State government has issued a three-day ultimatum to traders who contravene the state Environmental Law by occupying unauthorised spots, to vacate such places or face the consequence of being fined or having their goods confiscated. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Rasak Ojetola, said this in a statement in Abeokuta, on Saturday, adding…
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Traders Lament Low Patronage in Ondo, Oyo
By Bukola Bardi As Muslims prepare to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitri, prices of commodities in Akure, Ondo State have remained stable except for soup ingredients and fish which have gone higher. Radio Nigeria Correspondent who visited Isinkan, Nepa, and Oba markets within Akure metropolis reports that traders lamented low patronage even as the Ramadan fast…
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Bodija Fire Update: Traders Lament Losses
Some traders are counting their losses as fire gutted a section of the Bodija Market in Ibadan, Oyo State. The traders lamented that they lost goods worth millions of naira in the fire which started in the early hours of today. The report says the cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained but…
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Govt. Orders Traders to Vacate Roadsides in Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has issued a seven-day ultimatum to roadside traders at Ọja Oba and other strategic places in Ado- Ekiti, the State capital, to relocate to Agric Olope and Awedele markets within the metropolis. Dr. Fayemi, gave the order in Ado-Ekiti at a meeting with stakeholders including security agencies, market women…
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Lafenwa Traders Lament 11 Years Power Outage
Traders in Lafenwa market have called on Ogun State government to take necessary steps towards preventing perennial flooding in the market and it environs. They made the call when the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun visited the area to inspect ongoing reconstruction of 5.3 Kilometers Lafenwa Rounda Road. Speaking on behalf of the traders, Alhaja…
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Christmas Market Survey: Traders Lament Low Patronage In Ibadan
In a few days, the world celebrates Christmas while looking forward to the New Year a week after.In this report, Funmilola Obagbayegun looks at the trend of things in some markets in Ibadan It has been a trend for commercial activities to boom during festive periods. But reverse is the case now in some…
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Traders In Osun Clash Over Wares Display
A mild drama set in at the popular Ilesa roundabout, on Friday as traders at the Atakumosa central market, Ilesa relocated to the heart of the town to pitch tent with their erring colleagues who display wares indiscriminately at the roundabout causing obstruction to free flow of traffic to and fro the market area. The…
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Ibadan Traders Want Govt’s Intervention Over Hike In Prices
Traders in Ibadan have called on the federal government to set up task force on price control in the market. They made the plea in Ibadan while speaking with Radio Nigeria correspondents. Two of them, Mrs. Ajoke Salawudeen and Miss Bisola Oni lamented that hike in the prices of food items and other goods have…
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Ogun State Waste Management Authority Warns Traders Against Dirty Environment
Traders operating markets across Ogun state have been advised to make cleanliness their watchword in a bid to prevent the outbreak of communicable diseases especially Cholera. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and Chief Executive Officer of Ogun State Waste Management Authority, Mr Ola Oresanya gave the advice in Abeokuta while announcing the shutting…
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Agodi Spare Parts Fire: Traders Appeal for Assistance
Affected traders of Agodi Gate fire disaster have continued to count their losses days after the heart braking disaster occurred. Some of the traders, Mr Seun Babarinde who specializes in the sale of heavy duty vehicle tyres and Mr Rasheed Raji who sell imported vehicle engines and gears, said they lost over N100 million naira…
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Food Blockade: Food Prices Fall In North, Farmers, Traders Run At Loss
Farmers and traders in Kano are lamenting as farm produce, which can’t be sent to the South due to the ongoing strike by sellers of cows and foodstuff, are now being sold at the North at ridiculously low prices. In a video shared by Daily Trust, the farmers and marketers at the Gun-Dutse onion market,…
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Traders Protest Alleged Extortion by Shop Developer in Ibadan
Traders at Ogunpa Oyo and Onireke Ajumose International markets have protested to the Broadcasting House of Radio Nigeria, Dugbe Ibadan. The traders numbering about 500 were protesting against alleged extortion and domineering attitude of a shop developer in the area who they identified as Mr. Kamilu Orotoye They alleged that Mr. Orotoye was planning to…
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Agbeni-Ogunpa Traders Demand Effective Security in Markets
Traders at Ogbeni-Ogunpa market and other adjoining markets in Ibadan, Oyo state have called for provision of a vibrant security network in the markets. The traders made this known during a peaceful protest around some markets to express their grievances over incessant burning and looting of their shops by suspected hoodlums. According to the Chairman,…
