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Apapa handles 70% of Nigeria’s trade. It’s about to get its first serious upgrade in 50 years. The £746 million port financing deal signed last week covers two sites: the Lagos Port Complex at Apapa and the Tin Can Island Port Complex. Together...
Football
Five words. That’s all I posted in the group. “Man City are on the up.” I don’t know why I said it. I wasn’t trying to be clever. I was on the sofa, watching the match, and it just felt true. Two minutes later, I turned out to be right in...
The Lens
We saw it. Did you? HMRC’s 13.1% efficiency target was published before a single redundancy arrived Tokunbo didn’t see it coming. Most people at HMRC didn’t. But the number was there. Published. Sitting inside a government document that anyone could...
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What does a woman who survived structural adjustment in 1989 see when she watches Nigeria sign another set of reforms at Windsor in 2026? Amanda was 34 in 1989, selling beans and palm oil from a stall in Onitsha Main Market. Three children. Rent due. A stall that had...
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What is a state visit actually for, and who is it really designed to serve? A state visit is the highest diplomatic honour Britain gives. Military guard. Artillery salutes. Carriage procession. State banquet. The monarch as host. Britain uses it sparingly and...