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Demolishing Lagos informal settlements also destroys the city’s best defences against climate change

In a waterfront settlement in Lagos, Nigeria, I watched from the shoreline as two men worked a stretch of lagoon from their canoe. One held the boat steady. The other dived underwater a few metres, then surfaced with a bucket full of sand, emptied it into the canoe, and went…

The Conversation · Sep 20

Nigeria's Dangote refinery launches biggest African IPO

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote on Monday launched an IPO for his $19 billion Nigerian oil refinery, seeking $1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent. The offering values Africa’s largest refinery at about $49 billion and has drawn both strong investor interest and concerns over its high valuation.

France 24 · Sep 15

Nigeria's Dangote refinery kicks off blockbuster IPO

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote launched the biggest-ever share sale on the African continent, listing 4.1 billion shares in his Lagos refinery on the stock exchange. He framed it as a "people's IPO" to give all Nigerians a chance to share the plant's wealth potentials. Trading is expected to start in…

France 24 · Sep 14

Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say

A Lagos-based intelligence group say that kidnappers in Nigeria have collected more than $5 million in ransom payments over the past year

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Along Nigeria’s ‘spiritual highway’, prayer camps create a new urban future

The highway between Lagos and Ibadan was built in 1978 at the height of Nigeria’s oil boom. Lagos is the country’s largest city, with an estimated population of over 20 million, and Ibadan the third-largest and home to a globally renowned university.

The Conversation · Aug 20

Nigerian Influencer Busted Over Alleged Role in $28 Million Cocaine Shipment Bound for UK

Nigerian influencer Afolabi Kazeem Micheal, known as 'KC Luxury', was arrested in Lagos for allegedly leading a cocaine trafficking network. Authorities seized $28 million worth of cocaine destined for the UK.

International Business Times UK · Aug 19

How Lagos pioneers built a vibrant Yoruba print culture in the 1920s – at the height of colonialism

In Lagos in the 1910s and 1920s a new market of readers was emerging who wanted to express themselves in their own languages. Despite the dominance of colonial English print culture, entrepreneurs increasingly started using printing presses for mainstream Yoruba-language newspapers, books and pamphlets.

The Conversation · Aug 13

India strikes gold three times as fencing haul reaches 29 in Lagos

India's fencing team achieved significant success on day three of the championship. They secured three gold, one silver, and one bronze medal in various events. Kanaglakshmi won gold in women's foil, and Rajendran Shanthimol Sherjin took gold in men's epee. Singh Karan Singh clinched another gold medal in the men's…

The Economic Times · Aug 12

308 abductees freed from separate attacks in northern Nigeria

Nigerian security forces say they've returned 308 abductees home after freeing them from their kidnappers in a northern forest. Also, in South Africa, the textile industry is facing a workforce crisis after thousands of migrant workers fled the country in the past few months in the wake of violent xenophobic…

France 24 · Aug 6

The body snatchers: how a young Nigerian man was lured to London in an organ-trafficking plot

The long read: Daniel was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3