Business activities have drastically slowed down at the popular Gumi market and other business places in Kaduna over fuel scarcity. Most business owners are witnessing low patronage due to the scarcity as fuel is now sold for between 170 and 200 naira per litre and only at the black market. No filling station was selling fuel at the popular Ahmadu Bello way and Constitution road. A shop owner, who gave his name as Alhaji Umar, said, “In just five days, prices of foodstuff have tripled in Kaduna.” “Three times I visited the market this week, price of food stuff has risen drastically. “Example, a tin of milk that I sell here for 90 naira is now N120 all in just five days.” A resident, who also is a fuel attendant at the Shema filling station, Tudun Wada, told PREMIUM TIMES that the station had been out of fuel since […]