The incursion of terrorists from the northern states to the southwest of Nigeria was all too predictable. We had warned about that possibility over the years. The crisis is not from lack of warnings but from the failure to convert warnings into interoperable, cross-border security. There has been a steady expansion from border belts into Read More…
A Lagos Metropolitan News Explainer Picture a Sunday morning in Mushin. A woman haggling over palm oil at the open market, the way she has every week for twenty years. She checks the colour, smells the oil, pays what she can afford. She trusts her trader. She trusts her eye. This week, the Lagos State Read More…
Gunmen abducted more than 45 pupils and teachers from three schools in Oriire LGA. A teacher is dead, negotiations have opened — and a Yoruba generalissimo says the South-West was warned. 45+ ABDUCTED | 3 SCHOOLS TARGETED | 2 CONFIRMED DEAD | 9 SUSPECTS ARRESTED | 40+ S-W LGAS AT RISK By Nkanu Egbe It Read More…
By Joy Essien In Victoria Island, lunch is rarely just lunch. It is where deals are initiated over carefully plated mains, partnerships are quietly negotiated between courses, and first impressions are shaped as much by ambience as by conversation. In Lagos’ most prestigious commercial district, restaurants have evolved beyond places to eat. They have become Read More…
In Lagos, visibility is no longer enough. The city’s digital marketplace has evolved into a battlefield of precision, speed, and measurable performance. Every day, thousands of brands compete for attention across search engines, social feeds, WhatsApp chats, and increasingly fragmented consumer touchpoints. The businesses winning this race are no longer the loudest—they are the smartest. Read More…
By Joy Essien Victoria Island is where some of Nigeria’s biggest business decisions are made. Behind the glass towers, executive boardrooms, and fast-moving commercial corridors lies a legal ecosystem that quietly shapes billion-naira transactions, protects corporate empires, and determines the legal architecture of some of West Africa’s most consequential business deals. For founders, investors, multinationals, Read More…
By Joy Essien For many small businesses, growth often feels like a constant hustle—chasing individual customers, closing one sale at a time, and managing unpredictable cash flow. But there comes a moment in the journey of every ambitious SME when survival is no longer enough. The goal shifts from merely staying afloat to building something Read More…
1 Peter 4:12–19 There are seasons in life when everything feels heavier than usual. The things you normally handle begin to drain you. A problem that once looked temporary suddenly stretches longer than expected. You pray, you endure, you try to stay hopeful—but inwardly, you are tired. And in a city like Lagos, pressure has Read More…
Several years ago, I had the pleasure of writing about the heartwarming feat of Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin, Aroyinkeye I, the Orangun of Oke-Ila, in establishing Abolarin College, the first free secondary school for the underprivileged in Nigeria. Today, products of that school have gone on to exceed the expectations of many people, and several Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe Lagos is no longer talking about agriculture as a rural support activity; it is now presenting food as a major urban economy, with the state framing itself as a systems hub rather than just a consumer market. That shift matters because Lagos says its food economy is worth ₦16.14 trillion, and the Read More…
