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Nigeria Charcoal Seller: never seen the price of petrol so high - but that's good for her!

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Channel: BattaBox · 2012 · Entertainment

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Nigeria Buisness: Deaconess Kemi Kamoru has been in Nigeria's charcoal business for 15 years - she has never seen the price of petrol so high - but that's good for her!

"Charcoal is very cheap to use," Kamoru explains. "You cannot even buy kerosene if you have 50 Naira - but with 20 Naira you can buy charcoal!"

Everyone comes to buy - from the food sellers to people who want to cook with charcoal at home. And the reasons are simple: cooking with charcoal is fast, simple to use, easy to set and cheap.

But in a country with, at best, only a few hours of electricity a day and most Nigerian unable to afford fuel for their generators - charcoal also fills many other essential needs. Deaconess Kamoru explains it can be used for ironing clothes, electricians use charcoal to support electric poles, and during the rainy season, people even come to buy the charcoal sand to stop water from entering their house.

Deaconess Kamoru explains that while the price of fuel is soaring, the price of charcoal barely rises and with prices ranging from 20 to 200 Naira - "it's still cheap". 

Much of the charcoal in the South West of Nigeria comes from the forests in Ogun and Oyo. Deaconess Kamoru's suppliers bring the charcoal all the way from Ilorin to Lagos. 

When asked how she keeps herself clean in the Nigeria charcoal business, Deaconess Kemi laughs and says:

"I know it's a dirty business, but that's how i'm feeding myself and my family. I don't have anyone than God, so when i finish selling i would go and bath and when you see me, you'll never know i'm a charcoal seller."

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