My Nigeria

How a banker-turned-pub­lish­er is cel­e­brat­ing African lit­er­a­ture.

A Niger­ian fish­er­man re­mem­bers the day an oil spill de­stroyed his liveli­hood, and the day he was com­pen­sat­ed for it.

A for­mer cap­tain in the Niger­ian army re­mem­bers the day he faced Boko Haram – and found that his weapons were de­fec­tive.

Nige­ria’s first fe­male me­chan­ic views her coun­try through the prism of op­por­tu­ni­ty and en­ter­prise for women.

The foot­ball coach uses his pas­sion for the beau­ti­ful game to give young Nige­ri­ans a sense of pur­pose.

An iron will and a good eye have helped de­sign­er De­o­la Sa­goe lead the Niger­ian fash­ion in­dus­try on to the glob­al stage.

When a Niger­ian politi­cian was mur­dered in his neigh­bour­hood, Ef­fiong El­e­mi-Edu’s life changed for­ev­er.

Twelve-year-old work­er Titi has not heard from her moth­er and has no way of know­ing if her salary reach­es home.

The so­cial en­tre­pre­neur be­lieves that pover­ty should not be al­lowed to de­prive any Niger­ian of the IT skills they need.

What does Nige­ria mean to Nige­ri­ans?