Special Reports

Beauty Etched in Blood: Nigeria’s Microblading Boom and the Quiet Risks Beneath the Skin Technician performing microblading procedure on client in Nigerian beauty salon

Technician performing microblading procedure on client in Nigerian beauty salon

Beauty Etched in Blood: Nigeria’s Microblading Boom and the Quiet Risks Beneath the Skin

Koko Maxwella April 2, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid afternoon in Aba, the low hum of a beauty studio competes...

Borrowed Tides: Nigeria’s £746m Port Gamble and the High-Stakes Battle for Economic Sovereignty Gridlock at Apapa Port Lagos showing heavy truck congestion”

Gridlock at Apapa Port Lagos showing heavy truck congestion”

Borrowed Tides: Nigeria’s £746m Port Gamble and the High-Stakes Battle for Economic Sovereignty

Hussaini Ibrahim April 1, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – In the humid chaos of Lagos’ port corridors—where trucks idle for days and cargo...

Choked at Hormuz: How a Distant Maritime Crisis Is Quietly Tightening Africa’s Food Noose How Middle East Tensions Threaten Africa’s Food Security

How Middle East Tensions Threaten Africa’s Food Security

Choked at Hormuz: How a Distant Maritime Crisis Is Quietly Tightening Africa’s Food Noose

Korede Abdullah March 31, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – From the wheat fields of Eastern Europe to the bakeries of Lagos, the world’s...

Palace of Light, Nation in Shadow: Inside Aso Rock’s Solar Turn and Nigeria’s Power Paradox Nigeria Electricity Crisis

Nigeria Electricity Crisis

Palace of Light, Nation in Shadow: Inside Aso Rock’s Solar Turn and Nigeria’s Power Paradox

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius March 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In a country where darkness often dictates the rhythm of daily life, a new...

TOXIC HEAT: The Hidden Peril in Nigeria’s Kitchens Where Convenience Turns Poisonous Scratched non-stick cookware used in Nigerian kitchen

Scratched non-stick cookware used in Nigerian kitchen

TOXIC HEAT: The Hidden Peril in Nigeria’s Kitchens Where Convenience Turns Poisonous

Oluwatobi Adu March 28, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In kitchens across Nigeria, from the hum of Lagos apartments to the quiet corners...

HOOKED, HUNTED, AND SOLD: Inside Nigeria’s Booming Kidnap Economy Where Trust Is the Bait Abandoned building used by kidnappers in Port Harcourt Nigeria”

Abandoned building used by kidnappers in Port Harcourt Nigeria”

HOOKED, HUNTED, AND SOLD: Inside Nigeria’s Booming Kidnap Economy Where Trust Is the Bait

Chukwu Obinna March 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In Nigeria’s bustling cities and quiet suburbs alike, a new rule is taking hold:...

Dark Signals, Deadly Crossings: Abuja’s Traffic Light Crisis El-Rufai Road Kubwa traffic light malfunction causing confusion

El-Rufai Road Kubwa traffic light malfunction causing confusion

Dark Signals, Deadly Crossings: Abuja’s Traffic Light Crisis

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius March 22, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – At one of Abuja’s busiest intersections, a flickering amber light struggles to command obedience....

Toxic Beauty: The Hidden Cancer Risk in Nigeria’s Hair Extension Obsession Women braiding hair in a Nigerian salon highlighting widespread use of extensions

Women braiding hair in a Nigerian salon highlighting widespread use of extensions

Toxic Beauty: The Hidden Cancer Risk in Nigeria’s Hair Extension Obsession

Oluwafunbi Bello March 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerian women, hair is not merely aesthetic—it is identity, culture, and...

Black Gold, Burning Questions: Can Nigeria Turn a $100 Oil Surge into Real Prosperity? Nigerian oil refinery infrastructure at sunset

Nigerian oil refinery infrastructure at sunset

Black Gold, Burning Questions: Can Nigeria Turn a $100 Oil Surge into Real Prosperity?

Korede Abdullah March 20, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – As oil tankers inch through tense waters and global markets tremble, Nigeria finds itself...

Oil Wars, Empty Wallets: How Distant Conflict is Rewriting the Cost of Living in Nigeria How US-Iran Tensions Are Driving Nigeria’s Fuel Crisis and Cost of Living Surge

How US-Iran Tensions Are Driving Nigeria’s Fuel Crisis and Cost of Living Surge

Oil Wars, Empty Wallets: How Distant Conflict is Rewriting the Cost of Living in Nigeria

Oluwatobi Adu March 19, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – On the streets of Abuja, the price of petrol is no longer just a...