How Illegal Levies Exploit Traders, Drivers in Abuja
By Oyeyemi Abolade In Nigeria’s bustling informal economy, traders and transport operators routinely make payments whose purpose, legal basis and beneficiaries are often unclear. Across markets and transport hubs, these charges are collected daily, weekly, monthly or annually. They may be described as dues, tickets, sanitation fees, security contributions or development levies. In many cases,