Democratic Nigeria
Nigeria’s democratic governments from 1999 to present, including presidential administrations, reforms, protests, and state politics.
Political Parties in Nigeria at Independence: How 3 Powerful Parties Shaped the Politics of Identity
Political parties in Nigeria at independence inherited a country already organised around powerful regional institutions, diverse communities and competing visions of political power. When...
Nigeria Automobile Industry in March 1975
The Nigeria Automobile Industry in March 1975 entered one of the most important periods in its history. Within seven days, Head of State General...
Mike Adenuga GSM Licence: How a $20 Million Setback Sparked Globacom’s 2003 Telecoms Breakthrough
Nigeria’s telecommunications revolution contains few business stories as dramatic as the Mike Adenuga GSM licence controversy. In January 2001, a company backed by Adenuga...
Lagos Billion Naira Budget: 3 Powerful Headlines That Captured Nigeria Before the 1983 Coup
The Lagos Billion Naira Budget announced at the end of 1983 represented one of the most striking financial ambitions of Lateef Jakande’s government. A...
Industrial and Commercial Bank: Inside the Powerful 1930 Portrait of Nigeria’s First Indigenous Banking Experiment
The Industrial and Commercial Bank occupies a distinctive place in Nigeria’s financial history. Conventionally dated from 1929 as Nigeria’s first indigenous commercial banking venture,...
Lagos Government Railway No. 101: The Remarkable 1901 Hunslet Locomotive Built for Lagos
Lagos Government Railway No. 101 occupies a distinctive place in the history of Nigerian rail transport. Built by the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds...
Berom People of Plateau State: 5 Defining Turning Points in Their History, Culture and 2026 Security Crisis
The Berom People of Plateau State are among the principal ethnolinguistic communities of the Jos Plateau in central Nigeria. Their historical heartland extends through...
David Mark Telephone Controversy: The Powerful Story Behind “Telephone Is Not for the Poor”
The David Mark telephone controversy belongs to an age of Nigerian communications that younger generations may find difficult to imagine. Today, a mobile telephone...
Lagos Co-operative Art Studio: The Remarkable Benin Carvers Who Remade Tradition in Modern Nigeria
The Lagos Co-operative Art Studio belongs to a fascinating chapter in Nigerian art history, when Benin woodcarvers carried established artistic knowledge into the expanding...
Osogbo Steel Rolling Mill at 43: The Costly Decline of Nigeria’s ₦123 Million Industrial Dream
Osogbo Steel Rolling Mill entered Nigeria’s industrial history in 1983 as one of the most important components of an ambitious national programme to build...