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As Lagos renames historic streets, policy expert Lekan Olayiwola critiques the erasure of collective memory and civic ...
Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, said she no longer identifies as a Nigerian, a few months after she ...
The coastal city of Lagos is the largest city in both Nigeria and all of Africa, with a metro area population of 21 million. It is one of only three mega-cities — cities with a population exceeding 10 ...
Veteran entertainer and activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has entered the ongoing debate about the true ...
The average person in Lagos, Nigeria, spends over six hours of their day in traffic. NPR battles the chaos of a Lagos gridlock to find out if new Chinese-backed rails have made a difference.
As the sun began to rise over the bustling city of Lagos, Nigeria, a group of young people dressed in t-shirts and jeans were already gathered outside a polling station.
Now an emerging film festival in the city of Lagos, Nigeria's economic center, is trying to change that. NPR's Jewel Bright takes us to meet some of the people behind this effort.
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s fashion and traditional dances were at full display on Sunday as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived in its largest city, Lagos, as part of their three-day visit ...
The film city’s campus will be located in Lagos’ Epe area, at Ejirin City. The 100-hectare, mixed-use campus will have the capacity to support anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 daily visitors.
The coastal city of Lagos is the largest city in both Nigeria and all of Africa, with a metro area population of 21 million. It is one of only three mega-cities — cities with a population exceeding 10 ...
Now an emerging film festival in the city of Lagos, Nigeria's economic center, is trying to change that. NPR's Jewel Bright takes us to meet some of the people behind this effort.