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The Road to the Country: novelist Chigozie Obioma on Nigeria’s brutal civil war, love and redemption

Chigozie Obioma is the Nigerian author of the novels The Fishermen (2015) and An Orchestra of Minorities (2019), both shortlisted for the Booker Prize for their unique, folkloric tales of Nigerian life in decades past. Like them, his 2024 novel The Road to the Country is “tinged with fable and…

The Conversation

‘Our first sexual encounter was a mess. We were so anxious, neither of us could get an erection’: This is how we do it in Nigeria

In Nigeria, where homosexuality is illegal, Chibuzo and Ekele reveal the risks of some very dangerous liaisons

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian designer Femi Ajose brings original Lagos looks to Paris

Up-and-coming designers showcased their work in Paris this week at Africa Fashion Up, an event that celebrates young creatives from across the continent. Nigerian stylist Femi Ajose told RFI how he revisits local heritage and materials to create sustainable, contemporary designs.

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Rat soup, snails and oracles: why Nigeria’s traditional midwives still have a vital role to play

Doctors may not always agree with their methods, but in Lagos state, traditional birth attendants are helping to connect women and their babies with modern maternity treatments

The Guardian - UK

Terror attacks and kidnappings spread in Nigeria: why Lagos could be a target

Crimes that were previously associated with Nigeria’s northern region – like kidnapping for ransom and terrorism – appear to be spreading to the south-west region, including Lagos. Adewumi Badiora, an urban and community safety researcher, outlines urgent steps that must be taken to keep banditry and insecurity out of Lagos.

The Conversation

Nigeria keeps building airports – but where are the passengers?

Proliferation of airport projects is at odds with concentration of air passenger traffic

The Guardian - UK

‘A lingering taste of coconut and vanilla’: how Nigerians reclaimed ‘moonshine’ palm spirit

On an eco resort near Lagos, distilled palm sap outlawed by colonial authorities is making a comeback

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Nigeria's Dyed Cloth Traders Feel Heat From China, Inflation

Despite the rain pelting Balogun market in Lagos, Ajoke takes her time choosing the tie-dye fabric known as adire that she wants to give as a gift.

International Business Times

Nigeria's Repressed LGBTQ Party People Let 'True Self' Out At Lagos Ball

Performers strutted their stuff onstage at an LGBTQ community dance party in Nigeria's Lagos, publicly celebrating their identities in a country where being gay could land you in jail.

International Business Times

Why a Nigerian woman faces jail time for reviewing tomato puree

Activists and rights groups say Nigeria’s vague cybercrime laws are used to silence journalists and ordinary citizens.

Al Jazeera

Tems: Born in the Wild review – the Afrobeats artist levels up in style

The Lagos-born singer’s rocket-fuelled rise to stardom continues on a debut album peppered with swaggering bangers

The Guardian - UK

‘In Nigeria, a tyre never quite dies’: reinventing the wheel in Lagos

The photographer Andrew Esiebo travelled around the city capturing how car tyres otherwise destined for the dump are finding second lives as seats, fences and swings

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria's unions launch indefinite general strike in bid to raise minimum wage

Nigeria's unions have launched an indefinite general strike in a bid to raise the minimum wage. The government's current offer is 60,000 naira a month, or approximately €37. The country is grappling with the fallout from the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Strikers kicked off the standoff in Lagos…

France 24

‘There is nowhere to fish any more’: life in the shadow of Nigeria’s biggest industrial complex

The oil refinery and fertiliser plant just outside Lagos promised jobs and prosperity, but people complain of evictions, loss of livelihoods and health effects

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Five of the best books about west African cities

Sex workers, private investigators and women unlucky in love are some of the characters that drive these vivid urban portraits

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Prince Harry And Meghan Promote Mental Health In Nigeria

Prince Harry and Meghan's visit to Lagos, Nigeria focused on promoting mental health, empowering youth, and supporting wounded soldiers, receiving a warm w...

Marie Claire

Meghan Markle Shines on Mother's Day in the Same Silk Gown She Wore for Son Archie's First Birthday

The Duchess of Sussex looked stunning in a yellow Carolina Herrera dress during her last day in Nigeria.

International Business Times

Prince Harry, Meghan Finish Nigeria Tour In Lagos

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan wrapped up their three-day visit to Nigeria on Sunday, arriving in the country's economic capital Lagos during a trip to promote his Invictus Games for wounded military veterans.

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Al Jazeera

Nigeria’s women drivers rally together to navigate male-dominated industry

From help in emergencies, to loan assistance and campaigning for women’s rights, female drivers lend one another a hand.

The Guardian - UK

‘If I could be teleported to any beach, this would be it’: readers choose their favourite European beaches

Seaside idylls from Île de Ré to eastern Crete feature as our tipsters report that even popular destinations such as Menorca and Sicily have their quieter spots

The Guardian - UK

Noisy, performative and unapologetically non-European: Nigeria welcomes a museum like no other

The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Lagos ‘pops with colour and sound’ in a dazzling departure from the colonial model

The Guardian - UK

‘The model loved the departure from traditional portraiture’ – Kamzy Nuel’s best phone picture

The vibrant colours of Lagos take centre stage in this bold image by the Nigerian photographer

The Guardian - UK

Jump for joy! How cheerleading conquered the world, from Lagos to Ho Chi Minh City

It has gone from the sidelines of American sport to become a competitive global phenomenon that might one day make the Olympics. We meet the international teams bringing the cheer

WhatToWatch

Michael Palin In Nigeria: release date, destinations, episode guide, trailer, interview and everything we know

Michael Palin In Nigeria on Channel 5 sees the Monty Python star take a 1300-mile journey across Nigeria.

International Business Times

Young Nigerian Lives Dream Of Being A Ballet Dancer

After one viral video in 2020, Nigerian Anthony Madu went from pirouetting on the dusty streets of Lagos to dancing in the corridors of a prestigious British dance school.

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