Nigeria: Selling Petrol, More Lucrative Than Kosai - Female Fuel Hawkers

18 November 2012
opinion

It is common to find vibrant and energetic young men on the streets of Nigeria hawking petroleum products especially, during fuel scarcity, under harsh condition but when the fragile, feminie gender resort to this line of business, it calls for concern, writes Sunny Idachaba.

Call it survival of the fittest; you will be correct because of the nature of the business which requires one to invest a lot of patience and drive, coupled with the pains associated with getting the commodity. That is why in most parts of the country, only able-bodied young men in their late twenties indulge in it because they have the strength and stamina to cope with the hazards associated with that kind of business.

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