By Josephine Agbonkhese A new Lagos initiative is spotlighting the people, processes and commercial potential behind design as Nigeria’s creative economy expands. The Design House Experience combines a live space transformation, a seven-part documentary series and an emerging-designer programme at Design House, an official satellite venue for Design Week Lagos 2026. The project shows how […]

James Eze, is a poet, journalist, cultural organizer, and communications strategist from Enugu State. He is one of the shortlisted writers for the 2026 Nigerian Prize for Literature. In this interview, he speaks about the moment he discovered his name on the longlist, his journey to the shortlist, the role of divine grace in his […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Emmanuel Ulayi’s 2026 treatise, Rethinking Social Security in Nigeria: Role of the NSITF, makes a timely and compelling case for elevating social security from a welfare afterthought to a core strategy for national development. The book is arranged into 16 chapters under the following subheadings: Social Security and Social Protection in Context, […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Nigerian fine-art photographer and studio artist, Harrison Onyemaechi Ben-Okafor, reimagines the human body as a medium for expressing emotion, identity and experience in his visual stories. Through telltale photographs, Harrison captures repressed emotions. Based at his Fine art Studio in Nottingham, United Kingdom, the artist examines how restrained emotions would either implode […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Kokopelli Gallery in Ikoyi, Lagos, has marked its fifth anniversary with Epignosis I: Our Story First, a commemorative exhibition built around a “call and response” structure that stages a dialogue between an established artist and a new generation of African creators. The show pairs a solo presentation by veteran artist Gbolahan Ayoola […]