Nigeria, March 3 -- Cattle and foodstuff traders in northern Nigeria have agreed to resume transportation of food items to the south.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt the group under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria reached an agreement at a meeting with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Wednesday.

A former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, attended the meeting.

The union went on strike last week asking the government to pay compensation to its members that were recently attacked and ensure their protection.

It demanded the payment of N475 billion compensation for lives of members and properties lost during the #EndSARS protest and Shasa market chaos.

Also, the group demanded that the government s...