The Federal Government has donated N5 billion to traders affected by last Saturday’s devastating fire at Singer Market in Kano, as part of efforts to cushion the impact of the disaster.
Vice President Kashim Shettima led a federal delegation to Kano to commiserate with victims of the inferno, which destroyed goods and property worth billions of naira and left hundreds of traders in despair.
During the visit, Shettima conveyed the Federal Government’s sympathy to the affected traders and announced the N5 billion intervention package to support their recovery and the rebuilding of the market.
In a related development, Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) donated an additional N3billion donation to the market fire victims.
The combined N8 billion support from the Federal Government and APC governors is expected to provide relief to traders whose sources of livelihood were destroyed by the fire.
The Singer Market fire, which raged for almost 43 hours, is the latest in a series of infernos recorded in the market this month.
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