Most people think of a WiFi router as a device that provides internet access, but it is much…
There is an old, wise saying in the streets of Lagos: “If the offer is too sweet, look…
Every year, the Nigerian Army recruitment exercise sets off a scramble across the country. Young people from Borno…
Every week, thousands of Nigerians type their knowledge into WhatsApp voice notes, Facebook captions, and Twitter threads that…
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Nigerians attempt to navigate one of the most scrutinised visa processes in…
There is a persistent lie that circulates in Nigerian economic conversations: that you need millions to start a…
Each year, millions of Nigerians begin a journey that has nothing to do with airports or boarding gates.…
Every year, tens of thousands of Nigerian graduates go through a ritual that is as bureaucratic as it…
Every year, tens of thousands of Nigerians run businesses that exist entirely in the informal economy. They serve…
Walk through any busy market in Nigeria and the abundance is striking: heaped baskets of ugu leaves, trays…
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that has no clinical name but that most Nigerians know intimately.…
There is a particular kind of person who walks into a room and changes the temperature of it…
Say you registered your business two years ago, called it something that felt right at the time, and…
A caterer in Oshodi registers her business name, prints complimentary cards, and starts taking orders. Two years later,…
There is a woman in Abeokuta who has been making adire for forty years. She does not have…