It’s nearly noon on a Friday, and Faith (not real name) sits in front of her open shop at the Article section of the Trade Fair Complex, a popular market in Lagos, patiently waiting for patronage. Soon, a familiar face stops by to deliver goods he carries in bags the size of 50kg sack bags most
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