- Residents of Jos and Kano have been forced to stay indoors for long hours due to a very chilly weather
- Many of the residents said they have resorted to using charcoal fire to stay warm indoors
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The development also has an economic side effect as the prices of
second-hand sweaters and jackets rose up to N2000 and N2500 from N500
and N600
As harmattan breeze permeates through Nigeria's weather,
residents of Jos and Kano have been forced to remain indoors, with
their normal daily routine activities disrupted.
The News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the residents of the two cities lamented
the intensity of the cold weather which reportedly started on Wednesday
night, January 1.
Legit.ng gathered that Jos' temperature dropped
to an average of 11 degrees Celsius on Wednesday evening, but rises to
about 19 degrees in the afternoon.
The cold weather has also
caused an increase in the prices of second-hand sweaters and jackets
with the materials selling for between N2000 and N2500, as against the
former N500 and N600, respectively.
The chilly weather had also
forced many families to resort to using charcoal and firewood to warm
their bodies as the weather became colder.Also, in the northern
city of Kano, residents woke up to a very chilly temperature which
forced commercial tricycle operators to suspend operation as most of the
streets in the ancient city had been deserted.
Malam Bello Sani,
who is a resident of the city, said he had not been able to come out in
the morning as he used to due to the sudden cold weather in the city.
According
to him, Kano metropolis recorded a low temperature of 7°C on Wednesday
night, which is colder than London at 9°C on the same night.
Many
residents of the city said they resorted to using charcoal fire to warm
their bodies. The chilly weather has also reportedly improved the tea
selling business in the ancient city.
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