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For decades, Nigeria’s textile industry was one of the country’s most important manufacturing sectors. Textile mills operated across major cities, cotton farmers supplied raw materials, and hundreds of thousands of Nigerians found employment in factories that produced fabrics for local use and export. At its peak, the industry was a symbol of industrial growth and

There was a time when Nigerian universities were among the most respected on the African continent. Students from different parts of Africa travelled to Nigeria in search of quality education. A degree from institutions like the University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University, the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and later the University of Lagos carried prestige.

Travel across Nigeria and you are likely to come across them. A hospital building with no doors or windows. A road project that started years ago but never reached completion. A water scheme that no longer supplies water. A market project that has become overgrown with weeds. From cities to rural communities, abandoned projects have