Informal Economy

Ashes of Enterprise: Inside Kano’s Singer Market Inferno That Shook a City Firefighters battle blaze at Singer Market in Kano

Firefighters battle blaze at Singer Market in Kano

Ashes of Enterprise: Inside Kano’s Singer Market Inferno That Shook a City

Hussaini Ibrahim March 1, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – On a humid Saturday afternoon, when trade should have been winding down into prayer...

Gin in the Shadows: Why Nigeria’s Sachet Alcohol Ban Still Hasn’t Reached the Street Sachet alcohol displayed openly in a Nigerian market despite government restrictions

Sachet alcohol displayed openly in a Nigerian market despite government restrictions

Gin in the Shadows: Why Nigeria’s Sachet Alcohol Ban Still Hasn’t Reached the Street

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius February 22, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – On paper, the ban was decisive. In practice, it is porous. When Nigeria moved...