City budget day: the key numbers as they come in
Follow live as the council presents next year's budget: roads, schools, health and what it means for your rates.
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Assembly passes bill to put every council budget online
Residents will be able to see how each council plans to spend its money, line by line, from the new year.
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Gas price review: what it means for cooking costs
The regulator has approved a new price band for cooking gas. Here is how much more a refill could cost.
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Small traders turn to group buying to beat rising prices
By pooling their orders, market women are getting wholesale prices that used to be out of reach.
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Rainy season: how farmers are planning for a shorter harvest
With the rains starting late, farmers are switching to faster-growing seeds and sharing tractors.
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Young coders turn a weekend hackathon into a delivery app
Built in 48 hours, the app now handles more than 300 orders a day for neighbourhood shops.
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Local club books first continental final in 20 years
A late header sent the city into celebration and the club into the final.
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Clinics extend opening hours as rainy season begins
Twelve primary health centres will open until 9pm to cope with more malaria cases.
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Young voters register in record numbers ahead of council polls
First-time voters made up more than half of new registrations, election officials say.
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Old market reopens as a weekend food and music hub
Live bands, street food and craft stalls are bringing crowds back to a forgotten corner of town.
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What the new data rules mean for your mobile banking
Banks must now tell you what they collect, why, and for how long. Here is what changes.
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City council approves new night bus routes after record ridership
Four new routes will run until midnight from Monday, with fares unchanged.
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Port upgrade promises shorter waits for container trucks
A new booking system and two extra gates aim to cut queues that can stretch for days.
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Inside the refinery restart: what workers say
After years of repairs, the refinery is processing crude again. Workers describe a careful restart.
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Under-17 girls squad unveils new coach
The former international takes over with qualifiers six weeks away.
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Start-ups bet on solar mini-grids to keep shops open after dark
Pay-as-you-go power is changing evening trade in places the main grid barely reaches.
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How a savings club is teaching secondary school pupils to manage money
Weekly lessons and a real savings account help pupils plan for school fees and small businesses.
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Why the new constituency map has residents talking
Three neighbourhoods will vote in a different constituency at the next election. Here is what changes.
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A free app helps mothers track vaccinations
The app sends a reminder before each jab is due, even on phones without internet.
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Five things to watch as the central bank meets this week
Interest rates, the exchange rate and food prices are all on the table.
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Film school graduates premiere short films shot on their phones
Twelve short films, all shot on phones, drew a full house at the graduation screening.
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City marathon returns with a new route through the old town
Organisers expect 15,000 runners, and several roads will close on race day.
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Community wind project powers a coastal school
Two small turbines now light classrooms and charge laptops for 700 pupils.
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Yoruba-language podcast passes a million downloads
"Ẹ kú àbọ̀" opens every episode of the show that is teaching a new generation the language of their grandparents.
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