Igbo traders and businessmen in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, under the aegis of the Igbo Traders Association, closed their shops today in protest against alleged intimidation and over-taxation of their businesses by the state revenue agency, the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS). It was gathered that the development left many tr...
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have ordered the Orilowo Market in Agboyi-Ketu to register under the Local Council Development Area, LCDA, before commencing operation. This decision was made as a sequel to a peaceful protest and petition from the Orilowo perishable goods marketers to the House of Assembly over their inability to [...
•The market One person has died following a clash between two traders in the Oluwole Market in Ogba, Lagos State. Trouble ensued when two men, Hausa and Yoruba, were engaged in a verbal exchange leading to a fight and the eventual death of one who was stabbed by his opponents, reports Channels TV. According to […]
The entrance to the Lagos State House of Assembly was barricaded by protesters who are members and traders under the aegis of the Orilowo Perishable Food Market Association for ignoring her petition. The protest, led by the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), in collaboration with civil society stakeholders, demanded immediate a...
•Demolition site Traders at the Police Officers’ Wives Association Shopping Complex in the Computer Village, Ikeja area of Lagos counted their losses following the demolition of the complex yesterday. It was gathered that demolition took place in the early hours of Sunday with armed security operatives supervising the operation, reports The PU...
•A section of Computer Village Ikeja, Lagos Traders at the Police Officers Wives Association shopping complex in Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos have sought the intervention of the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, following an alleged plan to demolish the POWA Plaza in less than 24 hours...
The Benue State government has raised the alarm over the importation of live rats into the state. The government warned that individuals behind the trade are exposing the people of the state to Lassa fever outbreak. The State Epidemiologist, Dr. Terungwa Ngishe expressed the worry while speaking at a one-day Sensitisation Engagement on Antimic...

