by Femke van Zeijl The opening commercials were running on the big screen but the lights were still on as ...
by Femke van Zeijl The biggest scam you [Nigerians] have managed to pull is leading the world to believe that ...
by Femke van Zeijl Most striking are the parts of There Was a Country where history meets Achebe’s personal experience. ...
I’ve come to mistrust landlords who ask for only a year’s rent. There is usually something very, very wrong with ...
Do not try to grasp the system behind driving in Lagos. There is none. This has to be done. You may ...
A local lawyer friend told me there are only two reasons expats come to Nigeria: love and money. ‘You know ...
I am not Island material. My allergy for hot air makes me unfit ...
Expecting the worst has become a survival strategy to many Nigerians. If the worst is always expected, it becomes a ...
It is the first time, I sense how much she will miss me. I know she does not want me ...
The editing room of the Lagos based TV station was as loud as Ojuelegba under the bridge on a ...
It gets better! YNaija introduces you to Dutch writer and journalist, Femke van Zeijl who has been traveling across sub-Saharan ...
It gets better! YNaija introduces you to Dutch writer and journalist, Femke van Zeijl who has been traveling across sub-Saharan Africa for ...
By Femke van Zeijl I had felt the lecture coming on for a couple of weeks now, after following ...