Lagos

Yagazie Emezi is a popular blogger, artist, and all around creative with a passion for African preservation. She is known for her opinionated, and sometimes controversial, YouTube videos, …
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Although Open City is his first novel, Teju Cole is no stranger to the world. Undoubtedly a multitalented artist, he regularly contributes to The New Yorker and the …
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It was James Baldwin that once said “I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to …
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As a Nigerian studying in the US, I have lost count of the number of times I have been asked the question, “So what comes next after your …
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This is the first of several articles in Ayiba’s new series “Start-up Stories;” tales of business and entrepreneurship on the continent.

Ayiba Associate Editor, …
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Last night was the New York City premiere of the My Africa Is Series. My Africa Is aims to showcase a more balanced side of Africa through documentary film. …
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I am originally from Neenah, Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I graduated in May with a degree in International Studies and African Studies. I studied abroad …
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“Photography is capturing tourism in a still form and keeping it forever,” says Lika Ahonsi. A Nigerian-born photographer, Lika dubs her style “photo tourism,” and since she holds …
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In about 3 years Ayodeji Adewunmi and his co-founders have turned jobberman.com into Nigeria’s number one job site. They saw a gap in the market and found a …
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