Samuel Akpan, a resident of Ele-epo in Abula Egba, Lagos, says inside the final two years, he has type the behavior of the to the worst degree bit multiplication shuttling between his house and the closest newsstand.
Akpan, who claimed he's a 2014 English & Literary Studies graduate of the University of Calabar, in Cross River State, instructed fellow free newspapers readers at a newsstand at Ekoro in Abule Egba, Monday that coming to the newsstand to learn the headlines, participate in group discussions, scan the papers for vacancies adverts, has diminished his frustrations and stress.
He explicit he was searching to work both in a business enterprise institution or an oil firm, the place he'll earn cozy payoff, in comparison with the depressing N30, 000 payoff that the federal government and labour are combating over.
In Lagos, with an estimated inhabitants of 23million folks, the like Akpan abound in areas like: Kakawa, Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Obalende, Ikeja, Surulere, Iyana-Ipaja, Agege, Yaba, Maryland, and many others.
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that whereas members of the US Senate and House of Representatives are doing their bits to pass on political, business enterprise system, social and different points on the federal and state ranges, the like Akpan, who amount of their a whole bunch in elements of Lagos, appear to be the parliamentarians at our newsstands.But, Kazeem Opeyemi, a newspaper trafficker at Iyana-Ipaja in Lagos, appears to be disgusted with all types of individuals, who attend his newsstand daily and terminated up both assaulting one another, and even exchanging blows, whereas sustaining hard-lines postures on nationwide and state points, particularly on politics, business enterprise system, safety and politics and sports activities.
Evans Udofia, former circulation executive program of a nationwide newspaper, whose newsstand is positioned at Allen Junction, just about Sweet Sensation explicit that he doesn't thoughts the recent arguments that commonly go on daily amongst newspaper readers at his place.
"Somemultiplication, I do participate in their discussions, even though I was compelled at various multiplication last year to draw the attention of the police and other security agents, when some people, who may be unemployed and defeated try to agitate trouble at his newsstand", he explicit.
But, Amos, a newspaper trafficker at CMS bus-stop in Lagos Island, has maintained an ordinary inside the final one 12 months. He explicit he commonly acquire N50 to permit anyone learn every of the copies of his paper.
His phrases: "I had to take this forceful step because some people will come, pick up any paper of their choices, either read it or scan for vacancies or opportunities, born the paper with locution give thanks you and walk away".
Babajide Akeju, is even so grateful for the to the worst degree bit multiplication visiting the newsstand at Maryland in Lagos to pay, scan the papers for jobs, contracts, and different alternatives.
Akeju explicit that October final 12 months, a mortal be grew to become acquainted on the newsstand gave him a contract to provide prepare dinner meals to a church for the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Alfred, a workers of Axa Mansard Insurance Plc, in Lagos explicit he bought his job via a gentleman, who commonly visits the newsstand in Ikotun, his space to purchase entirely different newspapers, daily.
But, Bala Elkanah, Lagos police spokesman explicit infrequently, under-cover cops, do attend many newsstands in Lagos to eardrop inside the discussions of free newspaper readers, who power come to the newsstands for many ulterior motives.
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