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Featured Stories
The stories our editors think you need to read this week
The Charger That Changed Everything
Tunde was 17 and fixing phone screens in a small shop in Yaba.
Customers would drop off cracked iPhones and pick them up 2 hours later. That was his world. Read more…
3 mins
The ₦2,000 Soap That Built a Brand.
One day a customer complained: “This soap you use to wash your hands here smells nice. Where did you buy it?”
Aisha laughed. “I made it myself. For ₦200. Shea butter + scent.” Read more…
2 mins
The Streetlight That Never Went Off
In Mushin, there was one streetlight on Ayoola Street.
Every night by 8pm, NEPA would take light. The whole area went dark. Except that one pole. Read more…
1 min
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Business
The N2000 Soap That Built a Brand.
One day a customer complained: “This soap you use to wash your hands here smells nice. Where did you buy it?” I made it myself..” Read more…
Read this twice. – T
1 min 2025
Community
The Streetlight That Never Went Off
In Mushin, there was one streetlight on Ayoola Street. Every night by 8 pm, NEPA would take the light. The whole area went dark except for that one pole. Read more…
Still thinking about this one. – T
1 min 2025
Career
The Charger That Never Went Off
Tunde was 17 and fixing phone screens in a small shop in Yaba.
Customers would drop off cracked iPhones and pick them. Read more…
Underrated on release. Not anymore
7 min 2025
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