Olumide

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...

Gideon and Lolade

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....

Zainab

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...

Chukwudi

Stage 6 Saturday 11 April, 2026 The checking trap. how monitoring your investments too closely costs you more than a market drop Chukwudi built the ISA anyway. That matters. His father sent money to a scheme in Lagos that someone trusted described as an investment. He...

Taiwo

Stage 7 Saturday 11 April, 2026 What Nigerian diaspora financial legacy actually looks like. and why most stop at the last door She arrived in 2003 with a suitcase and a plan that changed. Twenty-two years later the ISA has compounded into something unrecognisable to...

THEY STAYED FOR THE CREDITS 

Friday 10 April, 2026 Nollywood arrived somewhere it hasn’t been before. The audience noticed. At the Nollywood in Hollywood 2026 showcase in Los Angeles, audiences stayed in their seats after the credits rolled on Nigerian films. Not because they were...