Category: Citizenship
So you think you know Lagos V: Ikoyi through Victoria Island – Where money goes to sleep and Afropolitans find a home
My relationship with money began when I overheard one of my older cousins say that money has a smell and ...
So you think you know Lagos IV: Lagos Island, Black Brazilians – The history is there; don’t change the story
The story of Lagos is incomplete without a thoughtful reference to Lagos Island – formerly known as Isale Eko. Walking ...
So you think you know Lagos III: How demolition and eviction by LASG is tearing families apart, disrupting education
It was Philomena Aya’s hands that conceived and birthed Daniel. It was the same hands that buried him 25 years ...
Melaye balling in Moscow, Abaribe seeks withdrawal as Nnamdi Kanu’s guarantor | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators
The disappearance of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu from the radar was the bone ...
So you think you know Lagos II: “Any way na way; any hustle na hustle” – The nightlife of Opebi-Allen and Fela Shrine
At 8pm every Friday, Mutari, a tall slim Hausa-Fulani man, arrives at Opebi-Allen roundabout, Ikeja, at the intersection with Toyin ...
So you think you know Lagos I: The hidden jewels of Isheri, renovated Berger and the faces of Agege
If football and other sporting events unite Nigerians, then Agege bread unites Lagosians regardless of socio-economic class and/or education. On ...
Editor’s Note: YNaija presents Lagos like you’ve never seen it
Today, YNaija begins an 11-part citizenship series on Lagos, popularly dubbed, “the city that doesn’t sleep“. Known for its welcoming aura ...
Rochas Okorocha has finally lost it with this statue of Jacob Zuma | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors
So, Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha decided to be silly over the weekend. This is a man, who according to the Nigeria Labour Congress ...
#Impact365: Onyeka Onwenu leads visit of hope to Badagry Prison
It was a bright and sunny day on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 as a group of women philanthropists led by ...
#Impact365: “Unemployment can only be curbed by action, not roundtable conversations” – Mayowa Ajibodu of #ShunUnemployment
The prevalence of unemployment in Nigeria is one of the major setbacks that faces the economy. In the last quarter ...
YNaija Says: Every day is a #DayoftheGirl in Nigeria
All over the world, it is. But we do not feel like talking about the 1.1 billion young girls born ...
Chude Jideonwo: What will happen in Liberia on Tuesday
by Chude Jideonwo Today, Liberia is giving itself a beautiful gift. For the first time in several generations, a democratically elected president in Liberia ...
When common sense failed its proponent, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators
Before his foray into politics, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce positioned himself as the poster boy of new things in Nigerian politics. ...
Water in a Basket V: Tam knows best
Salaries haven’t been paid to civil servants in the last 9 months. Sometime during the penniless lull, *Tam decided her ...
Water in a Basket IV: Relief is here, more to come
I am glad I experienced one of the few times reliefs were brought to the community, that faithful day ...
Water in a Basket III: Sewese’s fish business is sinking
Sewese, 37, is a civil servant at the Ministry of Information with a fish farming business on the side. Having ...
Water in a Basket II: Susan is too distressed to be stressed
Since the floods, Susan, 31, and her mother-in-law, 55, have lived in the IDP camp at the Ultramodern International market. ...
Water in a Basket I: No one is even talking about rebuilding our homes yet
“Thank God no life was lost!” There are six structures in Moses’ compound – about 5km into Welfare ...
Editor’s note: YNaija presents conversations with survivors of the Benue flooding to inspire you
We would have loved to say that it is with excitement that we bring you another one of YNaija’s citizenship stories ...
Melaye’s woes in the Senate continues | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators
Dino Melaye’s travails in the Senate took a new turn last week with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) serving ...
Yahaya Bello remains a disgrace to governance | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors
Aside from being the youngest governor currently in the country, Yahaya Bello of Kogi has really nothing else going for ...
#Impact365: The Dorcas Cancer Foundation is fighting cancer one child at a time
Nothing kills a child’s dream like the daily burden of checking in and out of hospitals seeking cure for an ...
Gbenga Odunsi: The pains and torment of being a tenant in Abuja
by Gbenga Odunsi In advanced countries, housing is a form of social product, it is governmental provision for the citizenry, ...
Mercy Abang: Jail Time or Death— Pregnant women in Nigeria face unlikely sentence in hospitals
by Mercy Abang Mrs Audu, 33, had just given birth to her first child at the Asokoro General Hospital. She ...
Muyiwa Babarinde: How Ventures Platform is helping to build Nigeria’s technology future
***As Thrive Agric, Gerocare and other start-ups pitch solutions to everyday problem*** On the 15th of September, I ...
Yusuf Goje: What are Senator Hunkuyi and Honorable Mohammed Rabiu doing about these constituency projects?
by Yusuf Ishaku Goje In line with the letters and spirit of Section 4 (1-9) of the Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution ...
Anambra 2017: Dr Tony Nwoye’s manifesto
by Tony Nwoye One of the best ways to tackle youth unemployment and support economic and social growth is ...
#Impact365: Exquisite Magazine holds SMEARathon screening exercise for cervical cancer (PHOTOS)
The Exquisite Magazine Against Cancer (EMAC) Walk held on Saturday, 16 September at the Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos. ...
Ikpeazu’s pro-activeness in averting bloodshed in Abia takes him to #1 on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors
Tensions are high in the country at the moment and one wrong move from anyone in power can set the ...
#Impact365: How Zaynab Kassim of CASAF is restoring hope to children and teenagers in IDP camps
In this interview with YNaija’s Impact365, Zaynab Kassim lets us in on her childhood, the core values with which she ...
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