Nigeria

A former 1960s family house in upscale Ikoyi, Lagos, becomes Mbari Kola, a cultural club inviting Pan-African creatives to gather around art, partake in talks and workshops, and celebrate community

By Ifeoluwa Adedeji Published 12 June 26

At Cristea Roberts Gallery in London, the British-Nigerian artist explores faith, migration, sound, and memory in his most personal exhibition to date

By Jamilah Rose-Roberts Published 5 June 26

An exhibition, Afrobeat Rebellion, currently showing at the Ecobank PanAfrican Centre in Lagos, explores the life of Afrobeat father Fela Anikulapo-Kuti

By Chisom Peter Job Published 30 November 25

As the Nigerian designer stages ‘Material Affirmations: Acts I–III’ at Tiwani Contemporary (until 10 January 2026), he speaks to Wallpaper* about African craft and industry, and Lagos as his muse

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh Published 11 November 25

This year's Lagos Design Week demonstrated how Nigerian and African designers continue to expand the language of form, texture, and material

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh Published 3 November 25

Today, artist and designer Yinka Ilori announced the launch of a non-profit organisation that debuts with a playscape in Nigeria

By Rosa Bertoli Published 16 October 25

Nigeria’s creative scene is embracing the informal structures used by Lagos market traders as paragons of adaptability, flexibility and identity

By Ijeoma Ndukwe Published 25 September 25

In Nigeria, Ishahayi Beach House by Studio Contra offers a striking connection to the natural world with uninterrupted views of the Atlantic Ocean

By Tianna Williams Published 7 June 25

With his modular ‘umbrella crate stall’, architect Paul Yakubu – fascinated by the informal structures of market traders in the Nigerian capital – has designed an adaptable, scalable solution

By Ali Morris Published 8 May 25

The Nigerian designer discusses the evolution of his Oríkì series, the distinct design language of Lagos and the shifting landscape for young African designers

By Ali Morris Published 28 February 25

We found the most exciting emerging West African architects and spatial designers; here are the top ten studios from the region revolutionising the spatial design field

By Ellie Stathaki Published 11 February 25

‘Our aim was to create a space that Nigerians could connect with', says Moyo Adebayo's on his latest exhibition 'What Makes a Space Nigerian?' which explores what defines a Nigerian home

By Shawn Adams Published 7 January 25

In a rapidly changing world, the route designers take to discover their calling is increasingly circuitous. Here we speak to Olorunfemi Adewuyi on his thoughts on how design has a social and democratic impetus

By Hugo Macdonald Published 7 December 24

Reporting from Nigeria’s capital during Design Week Lagos 2024, our correspondent shares his view from the streets and explores the role of design in economic evolution

By Ugonnaora Owoh Published 1 November 24

Amah, a new members’ club founded by photographer, art director and stylist Daniel Obasi, is a creative co-working space and meeting point for Lagos’ creative class

By Mazzi Odu Published 12 October 24

Akunna Nwala-Akano, founder of Akano Diamonds, fills us in on the creative process behind her brand

By Mazzi Odu Published 4 September 24

SI.SA, a young Nigerian practice, is featured in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024; tour its Scissor House in Ikoyi, an elegant solution to a constrained plot

By Shawn Adams Published 29 August 24

The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History is an urban regeneration project at the heart of Lagos Island, designed by Studio Imagine Simply Architecture

By Shawn Adams Published 28 May 24

Nigerian designer Josh Egesi tells Wallpaper* about the creativity behind his studio, design approach, his country's cultural revolution, and venturing into surfboard design

By Mazzi Odu Published 6 May 24

We explore the relationship between Afrobeats and modernism in Lagos, as the Nigerian capital’s concrete structures become a stage for the music genre

By Olorunfemi Adewuyi Published 4 March 24

Lagos Biennial 2024 took over the city’s Tafawa Balewa Square with the theme of ‘refuge’

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh Published 13 February 24

With plans afoot for a new Lagos museum to preserve Nigeria’s film history, we hear from the collection’s curator

By Chisom Peter Job Published 31 January 24

Adidas Lagos by Tosin Oshinowo opens its smart retrofit of a 1970s building

By Ellie Stathaki Published 11 November 23

Art X Lagos 2023, the 8th edition of West Africa’s biggest art fair, was bigger and better than ever

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh Published 10 November 23