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The Claim

A questionnaire survey of 13 occupants in the administrative offices of Wuye Ultra-Modern Market, Abuja, found that 46.1% of respondents felt warm and all respondents identified the afternoon as the hottest period.

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The Short Version

No available evidence documents a 13-person questionnaire survey at Wuye Ultra-Modern Market's administrative offices yielding the stated results. The closest office thermal-comfort study in the evidence pool does not reference Wuye Market, a 13-occupant sample, the 46.1% figure, or unanimous afternoon-hottest findings. General Abuja thermal discomfort data makes the claim directionally plausible but cannot verify these specific survey details, and no primary source for the claimed study could be identified.

Caveats

  • No publicly accessible academic or news source was found that documents this specific Wuye Ultra-Modern Market survey or its reported results.
  • The figure 46.1% (approximately 6 out of 13) is arithmetically possible but unverified — and the claim's specificity creates a misleading impression of being sourced.
  • Supporting arguments rely on general Abuja climate plausibility rather than direct evidence, which constitutes an argument-from-ignorance fallacy.

The Receipts

  1. Thermal comfort and energy consumption in office buildings is a global critical concern. This study investigated this

    AB Journals

  2. Indoor Thermal Comfort of Residential Buildings in the Hot-Humid Climate of Nigeria during the dry season

    University of Kent

  3. In Africa, heat waves are hotter and longer than 40 years ago, UIC researchers say

    UIC today

  4. Statistical Analysis of Weather Data of Abuja and Minna with Respect to Air Conditioning Processes

    UNIABUJA Journal of Engineering and Technology (UJET)

  5. How Thermal Perceptual Schema Mediates Landscape Quality Evaluation and Activity Willingness

    PMC

  6. Assessment of the Application of Design Strategies for Thermal Comfort in Residential Buildings in Abuja, Nigeria

    IIARD Journals

  7. Thermal Comfort in a Hot-Humid Climate Through Passive Cooling in Low-Income Residential Buildings in Abuja, Nigeria

    University of Kent KAR Repository

  8. Wuye market of controversy

    The Sun Nigeria

  9. Assessment of urban thermal comfort of residents and its coping strategies in Abuja

    Federal University of Technology Minna Institutional Repository

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