Wholesale Suppliers in Kaduna: Markets, Grains and Ginger
Kaduna Central Market, in the heart of the city, is the main place to buy general goods, textiles, provisions and household items wholesale in Kaduna. The state is also one of Nigeria's leading farm produce areas, with maize and other grains from its northern and central zones and ginger from southern Kaduna, traded through Kafanchan and the weekly market at Kachia. For many imported lines, Kaduna traders restock from Kano and Lagos. This guide explains what is bought where, and how to buy safely.
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Kaduna was established in the colonial period as the administrative capital of northern Nigeria, and it remains a political, military and educational centre as well as the capital of Kaduna State. It sits at a junction of the country's main north-south routes: the road and rail line from Lagos pass through it on the way to Kano, the expressway and the standard-gauge railway connect it to Abuja, and roads run on to Zaria, Jos and the north-west.
That position makes Kaduna a distribution point more than a source. Goods travelling north from Lagos and Abuja, and produce travelling south from the farming states, pass through or are stored in the city, and transport and warehousing are significant local businesses. An inland dry port in Kaduna allows containers to be consigned to the city and cleared there instead of at the coast, which is relevant to importers and exporters based in the north.