2024 tragedies: How generators, riot led to 4 market fires in Lagos

While food inflation in Nigeria rose to an all-time high of 40.1% according to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, the cost of petrol which naturally hikes other consumer goods is not helping. And amid this worrisome status quo, there seems to be another concerning trend in Lagos: market fires. In less than five months, the state has recorded at least fo…