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Want status in Nigeria? An informal iPhone market offers dreams and despair

In Computer Village in Lagos, resellers spruce up old devices for those seeking the coveted status symbol – the iPhone.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria's major cities suffer blackouts as the power grid collapses yet again

Nigeria’s major cities including Abuja, Lagos and Kano have suffered blackouts as the country’s electricity grid has collapsed in the tenth such outage to hit the power system this year

The Independent UK

Postcard from Design Week Lagos 2024

Reporting from Nigeria’s capital during Design Week Lagos 2024, our correspondent shares his view from the streets and explores the role of design in economic evolution

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"This is a fired-up performance - a man determined to prove everyone wrong": Paul McCartney rails against the critics, John Lennon, Fela Kuti and muggers on Wings' classic Band On The Run

Recorded in Nigeria as his bandmates deserted him, Band On The Run might just be the best post-Beatles work by any Beatle

Louder

UK woman aiming to be first to row solo from Europe to South America sets off

Zara Lachlan, 21, set off from Lagos in Portugal on Sunday morning.

Evening Standard

Poverty in Lagos isn’t just about money – here’s why

Lagos is Nigeria’s economic powerhouse, but it has some of the worst slums in the country.

The Conversation

Nigerians Sacrifice Cars As Cost Of Living Crisis Worsens

Nigeria's economic crisis and soaring petrol prices forced Bolaji Emmanuel to give up his driver and his Honda Pilot utility vehicle, as he struggles with spiking living costs.

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Daniel Obasi discusses Lagos’ Amah members’ club, where vocation and wonder can meet

Amah, a new members’ club founded by photographer, art director and stylist Daniel Obasi, is a creative co-working space and meeting point for Lagos’ creative class

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Post-flood recovery: lessons from Germany and Nigeria on how to help people cope with loss and build resilience

Extreme climate events — floods, droughts and heatwaves — are not just becoming more frequent; they are also more severe.

The Conversation

Nigerians decry ‘anti-poor’ measures in new protests against the government

The country’s highest food inflation levels in decades have pushed businesses to shutter and forced many to go hungry.

Al Jazeera

‘I got offered a gram of cocaine for a painting’: is Slawn art’s latest enfant terrible?

His critics call him a talentless chancer, but the 23-year-old street artist from Lagos has found success through brand collaborations, Saatchi backing – and manifesting his goal of becoming the ‘biggest artist in the world’

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian school funded with plastic waste proceeds on the brink of collapse

A school scheme to educate poor children and clean up pollution in Lagos brought hope. Now its future is at risk.

Al Jazeera

Fuel Scarcities, Price Hike Deepen Nigerian Frustrations

After sleeping overnight in a line of cars waiting for fuel, Nigerian taxi driver Oluwashina Ilesanmi had to calculate how much a sudden petrol price increase cut into his earnings.

International Business Times

‘It is always a pleasure to surprise’: inside Lagos-based high-jewellery house Akano Diamonds

Akunna Nwala-Akano, founder of Akano Diamonds, fills us in on the creative process behind her brand

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'Every day there is less to lose' – Enric Mas and Mikel Landa take race to Primož Roglič at Vuelta a España

No reward for Spanish aggression at Lagos de Covadonga but home hopes still flicker

The Guardian - UK

Choreographer Qudus Onikeku: ‘I want to mirror the real world – vibrant, chaotic, problematic’

As a child in Lagos, he felt like Billy Elliot, following a passion for dance despite his family’s disapproval. Now, having found success in France, he’s returned to his native Nigeria to mastermind a pan-African creative awakening

Al Jazeera

Young Nigerians find pawns of purpose after local chess prodigy’s success

Tunde Onakoya broke the world record for the longest chess game. But back home, the game is still inaccessible.

The Guardian - UK

Why are Nigerians protesting? Young people were roused by events in Kenya

A demonstration against the president about the cost of living crisis has spread, after youth groups saw protests across the continent force a change in the law

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Al Jazeera

‘Nigerians are tired’: Protesters fed up with bad governance, soaring costs

Thousands are protesting poor governance, corruption and the increasing cost of living in Africa’s most populous nation.

The Guardian - UK

Up to seven reportedly dead in Nigeria after clashes between police and citizens

Anti-government protests held in Abuja, Minna, Katsina and Lagos despite official efforts to stifle it

Al Jazeera

Hundreds protest across Nigeria over soaring cost of living, fuel prices

Demonstrators voice discontent over government reforms they say have triggered high inflation and devalued the currency.

The Independent UK

Onyeka Onwenu death: Nigerian ‘national treasure’ singer, actor and activist dies aged 72

Musician died from a heart attack after performing at a private party in Lagos

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian singer, actor and activist Onyeka Onwenu dies aged 72

Nicknamed the ‘Elegant Stallion’, the revered star died after performing at a private party in Lagos

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Tejumola Adenuga contemplates the future of creativity in Nigeria

Inside Tejumola Adenuga’s solo exhibition, ‘FUTURE, PAST', at Art Twenty One in Lagos

The Guardian - UK

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi review – a wild weekend in New Lagos

Dirty secrets abound in a feverish novel exposing the seedy underbelly of a Nigerian city

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