According To Our Reporter, Mrs. Angela Pam, a small-scale retailer in Kubwa, Abuja, is struggling as her business faces a severe blow due to two days without electricity. Watch full report
Selling bottled water and soft drinks, she explained that without power, she cannot keep her products chilled, risking losses and threatening her family’s income.
The VANGUARD report from January 25, 2026, reveals that daily purchase of ice to preserve goods is eating into her profits, leaving little to support her household. Pam’s heartfelt plea calls on the government to urgently fix the electricity crisis, highlighting the hardship small business owners endure despite supposed investments in power.
“I don’t know what to do, this small business that is helping me to feed myself and my family, no electricity to continue with it,” she lamented, reflecting a growing struggle felt by many across Nigeria.