A Preliminary Survey of Emerging Sunday Second-hand Goods Markets in Ilorin, Nigeria

Abstract

There has been a consistent increase in trading of second hand goods such as toys, electrical appliances, phones, shoes, clothes etc and this trend is having a great impact on the local products and the indigenous manufacturers and industries. This study was conducted in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria to examine the effects of the emerging second hand Sunday market on the socio-economic activities in ilorin. The study revealed that the importation of second hand goods have a lot of impact on local industries. it was recommended that, government should ban the importation of second hand goods to allow and encourage local production.