Inside United Airlines flight carnage as six hospitalised due to sudden jolt before emergency landing The cause of the mysterious jolt to the plane is unknown, but US officials are investigating The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025
‘I was crying, there was no anaesthesia’: the fight for legal and safe abortion in Nigeria In a country where thousands die every year from unsafe procedures, and rape is shockingly high, campaigners must overcome strict laws and religious beliefs, as well as misinformation and stigma The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025
TV figures, chess shenanigans and Shakespeare’s wife – take the Thursday quiz Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare? The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025
Beaches, beer and a rare suspended lake … why can’t Nigeria attract more tourists? Visitor numbers to the African country lag far behind its neighbours due to lack of infrastructure and national planning. Now some are starting to demand changes The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024
Nigeria’s celebratory ‘detty December’ turns sombre amid economic woes Amid high inflation and soaring costs, the monthlong annual entertainment extravaganza is taking a toll on many. Al Jazeera · Dec 25, 2024
Single-use plastic will soon be banned in Nigeria – but is the country ready? With restrictions due next month, food vendors are still using such plastics and some traders have not heard of ban The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2024
“Because the guy’s got a knife, he’s fairly persuasive!”: How Paul McCartney survived a mugging - and a mutiny - to create his solo masterpiece The full, amazing story of Band On The Run MusicRadar · Dec 19, 2024
Nigerian Non-Profit Creates Eco-Friendly Christmas Tree From Plastic Bottles FABE International Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria, creates a Christmas tree from recycled green plastic bottles, promoting sustainability and environmental a... Top News · Dec 4, 2024
Lagos street hawkers are blamed for crimes in traffic – but gangs are the real problem Traffic in Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city, is congested and chaotic. About 1.8 million vehicles used Lagos roads in 2022. The city has 226 vehicles per kilometre. The global average is 11 cars per km and the Nigerian national average is 16. The Conversation · Nov 28, 2024
‘An underlying stillness’: the Yinka Shonibare retreat where artists have space to grow and thrive The earth-brick barn house nestled among cassava and yam fields in southern Nigeria is one of two artists’ residences established by the British-Nigerian artist The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024
Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles Gain Slow Momentum In Nigeria Car mechanic Adebola Omotosho has to drive eight kilometres across Nigeria's bustling commercial hub Lagos to fill his tank with compressed natural gas. International Business Times · Nov 26, 2024
Lost homes and rising seas: A Nigerian coastal community fears extinction In Akodo-Ise in Lagos, homes, livelihoods and even graves have been lost to ocean encroachment due to climate change. Al Jazeera · Nov 24, 2024
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 · Nov 12, 2024
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 · Nov 7, 2024
Wallpaper · Nov 1, 2024 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
Louder · Oct 28, 2024 "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
Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2024 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.
The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024 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.
International Business Times · Oct 18, 2024 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.
Wallpaper · Oct 12, 2024 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
The Conversation · Oct 11, 2024 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.
Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2024 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.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024 ‘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’
Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2024 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.
International Business Times · Sep 4, 2024 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.