The Room
Stage 1 Saturday 11 April, 2026 Why earning more won’t close the gap and what Nigerian diaspora get wrong about income Demilade checks his balance on the bus and immediately starts planning. Not because he’s worried. Because there’s a gap and he...
The Room
Stage 2 Saturday 11 April, 2026 How the “givers never lack” belief breaks Nigerian budgets and what to do instead Funmi built the spreadsheet because she was serious this time. Not a note on her phone. Not a mental list. A proper spreadsheet. Kitchen...
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Stage 3 Saturday 11 April, 2026 The real cost of waiting to save. what £240 a month becomes over four years Olumide knows exactly what he needs to do. That’s the particular frustration of Stage Three. It isn’t confusion. He’s had the conversation...
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Stage 4 Saturday 11 April, 2026 Should Nigerians in the UK buy a house or keep renting? The question behind the question Lolade sends the Rightmove link without a message. She doesn’t need to add one. They’ve been having this conversation for three years....
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Stage 5 Saturday 11 April, 2026 Why income protection matters more for Nigerian diaspora and why most skip it Zainab came here with two suitcases and a plan that changed three times in the first year. She built the spreadsheet. Ring-fenced the Nigeria line. Set up the...