“I was sitting on the toilet when my mum shouted, ‘Burna!’ She told me I was going to perform at Coachella and was so happy. I checked the poster for 20 minutes but couldn’t find my name. They had to circle it for me. That’s why I named my album ‘African Giant.’”😂
—Burna Boy
“How are Nigerians surviving on salaries of ₦50,000 to ₦70,000? I recently visited Nigeria and saw how things are. Any employer paying workers less than ₦100,000 right now, while they still show up to work every day, should know that they are losing more than that. After my visit to Nigeria, I had to immediately increase all my workers’ salaries because transport and feeding alone can finish their entire salary.”
— Nigerian business owner who lives abroad.
“They have taken my money, all my savings from 2022. I was supposed to have about ₦3 million in my Access Bank account, but when I came back from Dubai to check, I couldn’t find even ₦1,000. I was told my SIM card was given to someone else, and the person has been withdrawing ₦20,000 from the account since 2024” — Lady cries for help.