ABUJA CITY GUIDE

Abuja is getting ready for a Detty December  like no other. From 18–21 December 2025 , the Moshood Abiola National Stadium  will transform into a four-day mega village of music, arts, food, fashion and innovation as MADEFest 2025 – the Music, Arts & Development Expo  – comes to town. MADEFest+1 For Abuja residents, this isn’t just another concert weekend. MADEFest is designed as a national movement  to empower young creatives, boost the city’s creative economy and showcase th

On November 7, 2025, Nigeria quietly crossed a historic line: for the first time, the federal government invested in a venture capital fund. The vehicle is iDICE — the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises  program — a $618 million national initiative. Its debut VC check went in as a limited partner (LP) to Ventures Platform’s  new pan-African fund, which announced a $64 million first close this week. TechCrunch+1 Wait, what is iDICE? iDICE is a five-year, blended-fi

December in Abuja is about to go supernova. Africa’s ultimate hitmaker, Davido , brings his 5IVE  era home with a massive outdoor show at Eagle Square  — a must-do for your “Detty December” calendar. Save the date, gather the crew, and get ready for a sing-your-lungs-out night under the FCT sky. Date: Sunday, December 14 • Venue: Eagle Square, Abuja.  ( The Guardian Nigeria ) Why this show is unmissable It’s Davido in peak form.  Fresh off the release of his fifth studio albu

If you’ve ever seen a small pair of cast-metal figures linked by a chain—their almond eyes wide, one male and one female—you’ve glimpsed the quiet emblem of a powerful Yorùbá institution. Those paired figures are ẹ̀dán Ògbóni , badges of a society of elders who once sat at the heart of law, ritual, and political balance across Yorùbá towns. metmuseum.org + 2umma.umich.edu +2 Where did Ògbóni come from? Among the Yorùbá (in today’s southwestern Nigeria and neighboring regions)