Tag: lagos
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A Closer Look at the Lagos Housing Crisis
In this report for Arise News, I take a closer look at the housing crisis in Lagos State. Informal settlements are widespread, forced evictions are continuous and discrimination is also a big issue. The right to housing is a fundamental human right and without property rights, many people will unfortunately continue to live below the…
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Political Art with Olubankole Olabode
Bankole is a cross-disciplinarian artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. He shared his story with us for Arise News.
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The ‘Obinrin Olokada’ Story
In March, I spent some time in Ikorodu (Lagos State, Nigeria) with a woman named Tanwa. She’s 30 years old, has two kids and rides a bike for a living. This is her story.
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Saving Pangolins from the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Pangolins are scaled mammals found in forests in Africa and Asia, that have become increasingly well known in recent years. Primarily because they’ve become the most trafficked mammals in the world, but also because they are now being connected to the outbreak of Covid-19. According to the African Pangolin Working Group, Nigerian ports are responsible…
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Eating your way around Lagos in one post!
Hey everyone! I just had an epiphany, if I can call it that, but I realized that I spend all (literally all) of my money on eating, yet I haven’t done a food blog post yet! How and why are two questions I don’t have an answer to, but finally, I’m doing this! If you…
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Reaching a state of fulfilment
Do you ever feel extremely unfulfilled? Nothing is going right, no good news seems to be coming your way, you can’t secure your dream job, you’re not sleeping right or eating right? Well that’s how I felt for almost the entire first quarter of 2018. Having resigned from my previous job at the end of…
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Dissertation Done, Presenting On!
Hey everyone! I know I’ve been MIA :(. After #TheFutureIsFemale I had to take a break to focus on finishing my degree and starting work! Any way I’m actually really excited for this post 🙂 So after several sleepless nights, tears, sweat and submitting my dissertation ten seconds before the deadline (thank you God), I…
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