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quote author=sophsia62 post=69461527]Newspaper vendors in Bauchi say they are facing hard times following a drop in sales of newspapers as a result of the advent of online publications.

‎Some of them, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday said that they were almost thrown out of job as most of them had to look for other means of sustaining themselves and their families.

One of them, Sani Ismaeel, lamented the development, saying he had been reflecting with nostalgia, the ‘good old days’ when they were in ‘real business’.

“I have been a newspaper vendor for over 15 years but vendors now have challenge of lack of sales; with the advent of online publications, people have now resorted to reading online newspapers.

‎“This has adversely affected the sales of newspapers, leaving us helpless; in those years, I make at least N30, 000 daily, now I hardly make N3000 a day.

‎“This is affecting me economically; I cannot meet up with my family obligations, which are essential,” he said.

‎ Another Vendor, Rilwanu Ubale, said prominent customers noted for buying newspapers, and who even booked for same in advance in those days, no longer do same.

‎“I can sit here the whole day without making N4000, unlike 10 years ago, when I used to make 30,000 to N40, 000 daily.

‎“My means of livelihood is at stake; I find it difficult to cater for my family now,” he lamented..

‎‎Musa Ahmed, a Vendor, told NAN that he had been selling newspapers in Bauchi for 15 years but never had it bad until the advent of online papers.

“Honestly, we have had a drop of not less than 70 percent in sales and I have no over job than this one.

‎“It is the only means for securing the basic necessities for the family; we are going through hell now and I am in a dilemma,” he said.

‎Babayo Adamu, another vendor, explained that the drop in the sales of newspaper would sooner than later sweep all of them out of job.

‎“It is not business as usual; definitely, it is never a happy moment for us; we will be here from morning till night, but make nothing significant,” he said.

‎‎Abdullahi Ahmed, a media practitioner, said that the economic situation in the country, coupled with the emergence of the new media, is making the print media shrink, both in number and circulation.

‎“At the rate at which sales of newspapers is dropping on a daily basis, we shall soon wake up to find out that newspaper vendors had gone extinct because the job no longer pays,” he said.

A newspaper reader, Bulus Kazhi, said online papers were making headway.

‎“They deploy the use of social media to circulate wider and faster, on twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, and so on.

‎“The news is broken as it is happening, whereas, the mainstream newspapers have to wait to report it the following day, and the reader may not want to read stories that happened a day before.

‎“Some print media even quote online sources in their stories; by the time the print goes to press, more news is breaking,” he said.

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It is only in Nigeria such happens. Today in the US, many are still buying new york times because..your guess is as good as mine.

Nairaland is a major culprit. Nigeria's biggest news aggregator.

While they were making N30k daily instead of saving and observing trends they were enjoying their lives.

inoki247:
online News dey get comment section where you cannot fight... but newspaper stand go nd argue anyhow dere dey will break ur head..

This is why most bored kids with no real world knowledge troll nairaland. A lot of the monikers here stay silent in a real life conversation. Once they display idiocy repercussions follow.

Well, they should follow the times. Nothing lasts forever apart from a few human demands e.g. food, sanitation, hygiene and land/shelter.

I know a lot of businesses where traditional newspapers still reign. They buy so many papers these vendors will quick become millionaires if they secure a contract.

U still think like you are in the age of Lord Lugard, same way the elephant bank people were watching the modern technology banks take away their shine. If u don't plan for the future, you lose woefully.

Bauchi lohun lohun . U better start buying recycle paper

But still,this physical papers is still useful

Selling newspaper is not the only job available. So, you people should go and do something else and stop trying to hold on to a deadend career.
Opportunities are limited in Nigeria, I know. But look around your environment to identify a problem. Then look for ways to provide solutions to that problem and earn a living from there.

Wiseandtrue:
Up your game!

It's called competition and technology advancement!

I wonder which century you think we are

in mama peace voice *chaiiiiii *

Like I do tell people especially the older generation, the train of technology is moving so fast and if you refuse to roll on with it, you will be left behind.

Get acquainted with IT stuffs as new innovation comes up daily. What's wrong with a newspaper seller becoming a blogger?? But they won't upgrade always believing things will remain the same way they were.

More jobs, skilled or unskilled will still go down the drain. Bank tellers should watch out. Immediately the deposit ATM goes viral, boom!!! That's final.....

Austema:
I support the motion which states that '''technology has done more harm than good''
# my opinion though

And you are here typing, go sell all are gadgets and go back to the village to farm make body tell you say technology good

This is the 21st century keep up or go home

shitholenation:
Even in the western world that has been so attached to digital world still make sales of newspapers,the truth is that poverty in the land currently is the major reason,people are more concerned about how to survive on a daily basis so with there phone they are ok.

thats a lie. Paper sales are not like before.

Newspapers?What for when Nairaland can do the summary of them all.

What ever technology makes easier it comes at a cost the demerit are lost of jobs for vendor and also fake stories are more rampant unlike the newspaper which by law must publish authentic stories.

Then go online too