Obinna Ukwuani, the MIT graduate and self-described “education entrepreneur” wasn’t born in Nigeria, but claims…
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The Nigerians are coming
The prominence of Nigerian film on the 2016 film festival circuit represents something of a…
My people them dey stay for poor surroundings*
In 2012, the star architect Kunlé Adeyemi unveiled his “floating school” in Makoko, one of…
Mr. Zuckerberg goes to Africa
In late August and early September, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Nigeria’s Silicon Lagoon and…
Recession No Kill Celebration
An inescapable part of Nigerian social life is our lavish celebrations of important occasions, such…
Capturing Nigerian histories before they disappear
In the previous installment of the Digital Archive, we spotlighted Liberian Journeys, a digital nationalist archiving project,…
Olu’s Omniverse from the African Future(s)
It was 1991 the last time I was in Nairobi. The Athletics World Championships were…
Monochrome Lagos
Lagos is known for being an assault to the senses: Swarms of bright yellow danfos…
The state of Nigeria’s (live) music industry
With the burst of Afrobeats on to the international scene, much of the world now looks…
Reading maps, the interventionist state and another $15 billion missing from Nigeria’s government
This week is about charts. (1) First up, is the chart below from the newly…