Post by Helen Idongesit (@Helenbeb)

Here are the main Village Markets in Abuja FCT* - they are cheaper and fresher than city markets because farmers bring directly from farm:
1. Gosa Market - Airport Road
Market days: Friday (main) and Monday
What they sell: Tomatoes, pepper, yams, groundnut, sugarcane, rice, garri, sweet potatoes, cashew, fruits. Very famous for cheap foodstuff.

2. Kabusa Market - Lokogoma axis
Market day: Saturday
What they sell: Rice, beans, onions, yams, fresh vegetables, palm oil. One-stop market, many traders from Nasarawa and Kogi.

3. Karmo Market - AMAC / Life Camp
Market days: Tuesday and Friday (Tuesday is bigger)
What they sell: Assorted fruits, vegetables, tomatoes, pepper, processed seasonings, livestock (goats). Close to Kado Fish Market.

4. Kado Fish Market / Life Camp Fish Village - Gwagwa-Karmo road
Everyday
What they sell: All kinds of fish - catfish live, frozen fish, turkey, chicken, fish feed, poultry, shrimps. Cheapest fish in Abuja.
5. Bwari Market - Bwari Area Council
Market days: Tuesday and Friday
What they sell: Foodstuff (yam, cassava, grains), vegetables, fruits, household items, building materials. Serves Kubwa, Dutse, Ushafa villages.

6. Kuje Main Market & Kuje Forest Market - Kuje
Market day: Every 4 days (rotating)
What they sell: Main market - general foodstuff, tomatoes from Zuba/Dei-Dei. Forest Market - grains, firewood, fairly-used clothes. Kuje also has *Livestock Market at Gudaa-aba* - cows, sheep, goats.

7. Abaji Market - Abaji
Market day: Every 4 days
What they sell: Grains (maize, millet, rice), yams, beans, livestock. Traders from Lokoja axis.

8. Kwali Market - Kwali
Market day: Every 4 days
What they sell: Yams, groundnut, pottery, foodstuff, goats and chickens.

9. Zuba Fruit Market - Gwagwalada axis
Everyday, early morning 6am
What they sell: Biggest fruit market in Northern Nigeria - banana, plantain, coconut, orange, watermelon, pineapple, apple, garden egg, cucumber.

10. Dei-Dei Market - Kubwa-Zuba Expressway
Everyday (cheaper early morning)
What they sell: Tomatoes, pepper, onions in baskets, fruits in bulk, livestock section.

11. Gwagwa Village Market - AMAC*
Market days: Tuesday and Friday
What they sell: Foodstuff, fruits, second-hand clothes, local spices.

12. Beans Market - Abuja-Keffi Expressway, Karu axis*
Market days: Monday and Tuesday
What they sell: Specialized - beans, sorghum, wheat, corn, with storage facilities. Traders from Borno.
Tip: If you want cheapest foodstuff, go to village markets on their main market day before 10am. Prices drop because farmers want to sell quickly and return to village.

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