Nigeria’s Expensive Constitution: The High Cost of Governing the State Nigeria’s rising poverty crisis is not only about inflation, fuel prices or exchange rates. Beneath the economic turbulence lies a deeper structural problem: the cost of running the Nigerian state itself. When economists discuss Nigeria’s poverty surge—now estimated to affect roughly six out of every Read More…
By Joy Mfon Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan Lagos never stands still. As Nigeria’s commercial capital, the city pulses with energy—boardroom meetings in Victoria Island, site visits in Lekki, conferences in Ikeja, and social events stretching late into the night. But beneath this vibrancy lies a familiar challenge: movement. Getting around Lagos is, for many, Read More…
Where skyline views meet fine dining, cocktails, and Lagos energy The Rise of Rooftop Culture in Lagos Lagos is a city that refuses to be experienced from just one level. It rises—through glass towers in Victoria Island, oceanfront developments in Lekki, and the ever-busy commercial pulse of Ikeja. And increasingly, the best way to take Read More…
Lagos has quietly developed one of the most vibrant short-let apartment markets in Africa. In districts like Lekki Phase 1, Victoria Island, Ikoyi, and Eko Atlantic, serviced apartments now compete directly with luxury hotels by offering more space, privacy, and residential comfort. For business travellers, diaspora visitors, film crews, and families visiting Lagos for weddings Read More…
By Joy Mfon Essien The Lagos Business Reality Lagos is not just Nigeria’s commercial capital—it is its economic heartbeat. From the ports of Apapa to the tech hubs of Yaba and the corporate towers of Victoria Island, the city hums with relentless energy. Every day, thousands of entrepreneurs launch new ventures, drawn by the promise Read More…
Africa does not have a dog in the fight going on in the Middle East. “Operation Epic Fury” is a war between a tag team of a lion and a polar bear on the one hand and a honey badger and its army of unseen Tasmanian devils on the other. What we have learnt so Read More…
Starting a business in Lagos can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. The city is one of Africa’s most vibrant commercial hubs, with millions of potential customers and thousands of competing businesses. From the markets of Balogun and Alaba to the tech corridors of Yaba and Lekki, entrepreneurs are constantly launching new ideas Read More…
On Monday, March 9, 2026, at Lagos House in Ikeja, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu swore in the board of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC), marking what many observers see as a turning point in the energy future of Nigeria’s largest city. The ceremony itself lasted barely an hour. Yet its implications could reshape how Read More…
Nigeria’s 63% Poverty Surge: Reform, Inflation and the New Hardship Economy As poverty in Nigeria climbs toward 63%, affecting about 141 million people, economists debate whether President Bola Tinubu’s reforms are the cause of the crisis—or the painful medicine needed to stabilise Africa’s largest economy. A Nation Where Poverty Now Touches Most Households Nigeria entered Read More…
The economic shock has not landed yet — but the signals are flashing The war between the United States, Israel and Iran may be unfolding thousands of kilometres away, but Lagos — as Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre — is watching closely. For now, transport fares have not surged again, food prices have not spiked dramatically, Read More…
