new video loaded: Lagos’s Month of Partying Is Getting Pricier Detty December means a month of “back to back to back” partying in Nigeria’s megacity. Ruth Maclean, the West Africa bureau chief for The New York Times, attends for the first time. By Ruth Maclean, Taiwo Aina, Karen Hanley and Christina Thornell December 26, 2025 […]
new video loaded: The Conflict Over Nigeria’s Returned Treasures Western museums are returning the Benin Bronzes — priceless items looted during colonialism — to Nigeria, but political infighting has jeopardized the ability to display and maintain the masterpieces. Our reporter, Alex Marshall, traveled to Nigeria to see some of the Bronzes. By Alex Marshall, Stephen […]
We followed the supply chain for batteries used in millions of U.S. cars to villages in Nigeria where people are being poisoned by lead. Peter S. Goodman, who covers economics and geopolitics for The Times, describes our yearlong investigation. By Peter S. Goodman, Will Fitzgibbon, Melanie Bencosme, Finbarr O’Reilly, Jon Miller, June Kim, Laura Salaberry […]
new video loaded: Why Is Trump Threatening to Intervene In Nigeria? President Trump has threatened to send troops to Nigeria, where he says Christianity faces an “existential threat,” an accusation that Nigeria has denied. Ruth Maclean, our West Africa bureau chief, describes how the violence in Nigeria is affecting people of all religions, not only […]
