Nigeria: Price of charcoal skyrockets in Kano — Africa Links 24

Some residents of Kano, who depend on charcoal for cooking and other energy needs, have expressed deep worry over the sharp rise in its price in the city.

The people made the complaint in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on  Friday.

They said that the price had gone beyond the reach of the ordinary  person.

A housewife, Aisha Isa, said that a big bag of the commodity, which sold for N4,000, now goes for N6,500.

She said that it had become extremely difficult to…