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Traffic jams are overwhelming Africa’s biggest city – here’s what could help

Traffic in Lagos, Nigeria, one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing cities, can be a nightmare. Citizens often spend 30 hours a week in traffic jams.

The Conversation

Nigeria's suspended Central Bank governor appears in court more than a month after his arrest

Nigeria's suspended Central Bank governor has appeared in court in the economic hub of Lagoon on charges of illegal possession of a firearm and live ammunition

The Independent UK

They Eat Our Sweat - new book exposes daily struggles of transport workers in Lagos

Daniel E. Agbiboa’s book They Eat Our Sweat: Transport Labor, Corruption, and Everyday Survival in Urban Nigeria explores the world of drivers of minibuses (danfo) and motorcycles (okada) in Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria. Agbiboa is assistant professor of African and African American studies at Harvard University. His research…

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Nigerians are rattled by prices that just keep going up. How are they coping?

When the government ended its fuel subsidy in May, the cost of gas, food and public transport all jumped. On buses, customers double up in seats — "lapping' they call it — to split a fare.

WEKU

Lagos, Peckham, Repeat review – Yoruba culture and musical craft beer

The cross-cultural circuits between west Africa and south London ignite startling works – and snacks! – by artists including Yinka Shonibare and Chiizii

The Guardian - UK

Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes at South London Gallery review: together and apart

Perfectly located in London’s ‘Little Lagos’ of Peckham, this show explores the connections between the two countries and their shared communities

Evening Standard

Waste disposal in Nigeria is a mess: how Lagos can take the lead in sorting and recycling

Nigeria, like many other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, has a waste management problem. The Nigerian National Municipal Waste Management Policy (2020) gives no estimate but states that “Nigeria produces a large volume of solid waste out of which less than 20% is collected through a formal system”.

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Psychedelic balloons, little Lagos and hidden treasure in Manchester – the week in art

A veteran pop artist makes her mark, Peckham’s Nigerian ties are on display and Mancunians are sent on a hunt for treasure

The Guardian - UK

In Nigeria, fight between telcos, banks hurts financial inclusion

A pricing battle between banks and telecom operators could hurt financial inclusion in Nigeria, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

‘I’m left with nothing’: Nigerians feel brunt of economic shakeup

President Tinubu’s policies please foreign investors, but a devalued currency and soaring petrol prices mean ‘national sacrifice mode’ is widely unpopular

The Guardian - UK

Ayo Akingbade: Show Me the World Mister; Billie Zangewa: A Quiet Fire – review

Akingbade captures a day in the strange life of Lagos’s Guinness brewery; the medium is the message in Zangewa’s ingenious hand-stitched silk collages. Plus, a cruel blow to Brighton’s art scene

The Guardian - UK

Cycling could be a boon for Lagos – but people fear for their safety on bikes

With an estimated 16 million residents, Lagos is the most densely populated state in Nigeria. It’s under immense pressure to transport its huge population. According to a global ranking of mobility in cities, Lagos was ranked worst out of 60 cities across the world in 2022. Famous for its traffic…

The Conversation

Nigeria's Tinubu sworn in as president, bringing hopes of economic prosperity

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu was sworn in as President Monday in the capital Abuja. The 71-year-old former Lagos governor and multi-millionaire businessman faces enormous challenges.

Radio France Internationale

Nigerians look to president-elect Tinubu for economic turnaround

Voters have been let down before, wonder if Bola Tinubu will be able to fix systemic issues in Africa’s largest economy.

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France 24

Nigeria opens Africa's biggest oil refinery in drive to self-sufficiency

Nigeria has opened an oil plant billed as Africa's largest refinery. Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the new facility in Lagos, calling it a "game-changer". With a capacity of 650,000 barrels a day, the $19 billion plant built by Aliko Dangote – Africa's wealthiest man – could help Nigeria's drive…

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Nigeria’s city of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ has survived and thrived for 1,000 years: here’s how

By the end of this century, the three most populous cities in the world are expected to be in Africa, with Lagos in Nigeria leading as home to 88.3 million people.

The Independent UK

Nigerian Afrobeat star Kuti arrested over alleged police assault

A Nigerian Afrobeat star has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in the commercial hub of Lagos

France 24

Nolywood Week festival in Paris: The best African cinema has to offer

The cinema industry in Nigeria, known as Nollywood, is the second-largest on the planet in terms of films produced, after Bollywood. Over the next few days, the best TV and films from across Africa are being showcased in Paris for the tenth edition of Nollywood Week. The festival celebrates the…

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The Hindu

Bring back stranded Srikakulam workers from Nigeria, MP urges Centre

Srikakulam Member of Parliament Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on May 7 asked the Union Government to take steps immediately to bring back 23 workers from Srikakulam who were stranded in Lagos of Nigeria for the last few days.

The Independent UK

How UK police busted Nigerian senator’s organ harvesting plot at the last minute: ‘It was like a movie’

The 21-year-old victim was plucked from the streets of Lagos and promised a better life – but the reality was much different, as Thomas Kingsley reports

Al Jazeera

Joy, rebuke for Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage over Charles’ coronation

Mixed reactions have trailed the announcement that Savage, a Grammy-nominated singer, will perform at coronation.

Reuters

Nigerian niqab-wearing chef seeks to break stereotypes about Muslim women

(This May 4 story has been corrected to change the name of Muslim face veil in the headline and paragraph 1, reword paragraph 1 to clarify that not all Muslim women wear niqabs, and add explanation of hijab in paragraph 5)

The Conversation

Nigeria's elections faced five serious challenges - how to fix them before the next polls

Nigerians will see their new president-elect, Bola Tinubu, sworn in late May. A number of court cases are still being pursued against the election outcomes from votes cast earlier this year, but these aren’t expected to affect the inauguration.

Reuters

Dreaming sky high, Nigerian man builds airplane from trash

Bolaji Fatai has never set foot in an airplane, but that hasn't stopped him from building his own remote-controlled model aircraft from trash and sending it soaring over the sprawl and chaos of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.

The Guardian - UK

‘A precision approach to activism’: distance runners join fight against Africa’s air pollution

Citizen scientists in Lagos, Cape Town and Accra are gathering air-quality data on runs to help curb a key cause of early death

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