As the scorching sun bites harder in Maiduguri, soft drink vendors are recording high sales, as people buy more cold drinks to quench their thirst.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rise in temperature to above 40 degree Celsius in the past weeks resulted in significant rise in the consumption of cold drinks by residents.

Maiduguri is located within the semi-arid region; the heat period runs between March and June.

The prevailing weather, coupled with dusty atmosphere, was also making life unbearable to residents.

A check by NAN showed that a bag containing 20 sachets of water is now selling for N100 as against N70 before the heat.

A can of chilled Maltina is going for N150 while a bottle of Coca-Cola costs N100, as against their previous prices of N140 and N90 respectively.

Some vendors, who spoke with NAN expressed joy on the appreciable patronage.


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