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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

The Guardian - UK

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...

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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.

Marie Claire

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.

International Business Times

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.

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

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.

WhatToWatch

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.

International Business Times

Palette to paycheck: the Lagos gallery helping children make a living from their art

The Children’s Art Gallery supports young Nigerian artists from low-income families, helping them sell their work around the world and build a better life

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Evening Standard

Travelling alone as a black woman? It doesn't get harder than this

Pelumi Nubi is roadtripping from London to Lagos. She tells Ayan Omar why she’s on a mission to empower other black women to explore the world too

Wallpaper

Afrobeats and modernism: how the concrete ‘ruins’ of Lagos become a stage

We explore the relationship between Afrobeats and modernism in Lagos, as the Nigerian capital’s concrete structures become a stage for the music genre

International Business Times

Lagos Gets Sci-Fi Treatment In New Disney+ Series

A new animated Disney series set in a futuristic Lagos has won over its first viewers with a Sci-Fi play on life in the Nigerian megacity.

Cycling News

Volta ao Algarve: Gerben Thijssen fastest in opening sprint stage to take first leader's jersey

A messy bunch sprint opens five-day race in Lagos

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As it happened: A hectic sprint opener at the Volta ao Algarve

Gerben Thijssen beats Marijn van den Berg to the line after a quiet 200km stage 1

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Inside Nollywood: tracing Nigeria’s film history

With plans afoot for a new Lagos museum to preserve Nigeria’s film history, we hear from the collection’s curator

Evening Standard

Empireworld review: A conversation-changing look at the British Empire's worldwide legacy

Sathnam Sanghera wants to play a game with you. He’s visiting a school where the boys wear “spotless white shirts” and “dark-blue blazers”, there’s a Latin motto, an official crest, a house system, and a stirring school song that contains the lyrics “always play the game!” Is he somewhere in…

International Business Times

Lagos Styrofoam, Plastics Ban Brings Applause And Concern

From trash-strewn pavements to street vendors packing meals in polystyrene containers, plastic waste is a constant menace in the urban landscape of Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital and the continent's most populous city.

Cycling News

Vuelta a España 2024 stage 16 preview - Primož Roglič aims for repeat 'reconquest' of race lead at Lagos de Covadonga

September 3, 2024: Luanco-Lagos de Covadonga, 181km

Al Jazeera

Economic downturn punctures joy of festive season in Nigeria

Festivities have been muted this December in Nigeria as a cost of living crisis reaches new heights.

The Guardian - UK

Party paupers: Nigeria’s financial crisis puts the brakes on ‘Detty December’ celebrations

Lagos loves to wine, dine and dance in the month leading up to Christmas, but soaring prices and rampant inflation mean would-be revellers are staying home

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