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Felabration Lagos is listed for 12-18 October 2026 at the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja. What is confirmed, what entry costs, and how visitors get there.
Nigeria 2027 election dynamics are crystallising around Tinubu's APC re-election bid and a fractured opposition. What the early race means for investors.
Cost of living Lagos jumps as Ikoyi two-bedroom rent reaches ₦17.25 million (US$13,000) a year, meaning...
The naira appreciated to 1,315.67 per dollar on the official window, while the CBN held rates...
Tinubu's reforms are reshaping Nigeria's economy as the Dangote refinery cuts the petrol import bill by...
Detty December 2026 in Lagos and Accra: confirmed events from Flytime Fest to AfroFuture, dates, costs, visas and...
The highest-grossing Igbo film ever, Ikenga: The Last Festival, has passed N75m at the Nigerian box office since...
Nigeria petrol imports rose 989.4% to N952.15bn in the second quarter of 2026, even as the country's trade...
The Dangote Refinery IPO is cleared: 4.1 billion shares at 525 naira could raise 2.15 trillion naira, about...
Nigeria treasury bills cleared at 17.15 percent for one year, a 44 basis point cut, after bids of...
Nigeria frontier market status returns on 21 September after FTSE Russell cleared the settlement cycle, three years after...
Nigeria China trade hit US$17.4 billion in the first half of 2026 as exports to China jumped 81%...
NNPC, Shell, Esso and Agip signed addenda for Bonga South West Aparo, a deepwater project that could draw...