Forget everything you think you know about Nigeria. Bordered by other eclectic nations like Benin and Cameroon, Nigeria is a West African country on the rise. The city of Lagos is the cultural and ...

Netflix’s hit show “Young, Famous & African,” made its glorious comeback in 2023 for a second season, giving viewers an intimate look into the lives of some of Africa’s powerful and successful ...

A former lawyer, Reni Folawiyo left the corporate world to introduce luxury retail to her native Nigeria. Today, her Alara concept store, designed by David Adjaye and found on Lagos’s Victoria Island, ...

It’s commonly understood that the best way to explore a new place is to go straight to the locals. Each week in The Urbanist, we take that wisdom one step further by seeking out not just locals but ...

The hustle and bustle of Lagos, Nigeria, never ends. It’s one of the fastest-growing and most densely populated places in the world. There’s always something happening in the area, which is one of ...

I moved to Lagos earlier this year as CNN’s correspondent for West Africa and so far, it’s been everything I expected and more. I’ve lived abroad a good part of my life and I’ve visited some of the ...

As a first-generation Nigerian-American, Are you coming back? was a frequent question from my extended cousins, aunties, and uncles in Nigeria since my last visit in December 2011. I was fresh into my ...

Beginning December 12, 2021, South African Airways (SAA) will add another continental route to its network with a three-times-a-week flight from Johannesburg to Lagos in Nigeria. SAA has been flying ...

Joyce Jacob, celebrity MUA and Director of Hair & Makeup for Netflix’s “Young, Famous & African.” Ayo Alasi Netflix’s hit show “Young, Famous & African,” made its glorious comeback in 2023 for a ...