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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

“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

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...

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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

‘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

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

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.

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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

Wallpaper

"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.

International Business Times

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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

The Conversation

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

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

‘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’

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Al Jazeera

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

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.

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‘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

Cycling News

'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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