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“Until last week I had been paying 250 naira (US $2.00) to transport my produce but now suddenly I must pay 500 naira ($4.00),” Habibu Sani, a trader who transports vegetables from farms outside of Kano to sell in the city, told IRIN.
“This leaves me with no option but to increase the price of my goods,” he said.
A cereal wholesaler in Kano said he too has increased his selling price. “We are calculating the new haulage fees we pay on each sack and add them to the cost,” the merchant, Magaji Mohammed, said.