BABATUNDE OLADEPO 
My first social media management client paid me ₦50,000 per month. I remember the exact moment I saw the OPay notification come in because I screamed so loud my neighbour knocked on my wall thinking something was wrong. Nothing was wrong. Everything was finally going right. That was September 2025. I was a broke freelancer … Read more
I counted 23 mosquito bites on my legs and arms last Monday morning. Twenty-three. I was sitting at my desk in Yaba, Lagos, wearing shorts and a vest because of the heat wave, and by 7 AM I already looked like I had been attacked by a small army. That was the morning I decided … Read more
I lost a ₦120,000 client because of a generator. It happened during a Zoom call with a content agency based in London. I was halfway through my pitch when my neighbour’s Firman 3.5KVA generator roared to life about four metres from my window. The client went quiet for a moment, then asked: “Is everything okay on your … Read more
My phone thermometer app read 36.4°C inside my bedroom at 2:17 PM last Tuesday. I was sitting at my desk in Yaba, Lagos, trying to edit a client’s blog post, and the sweat was literally dripping from my forehead onto my keyboard. That was the moment I decided something had to change. The Nigeria heat wave 2026 is not … Read more
I stared at the fuel pump meter last Wednesday morning at the MRS station along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, and the numbers just kept climbing. ₦1,250 per litre. My heart sank. Three weeks ago, I was buying petrol at roughly ₦950 per litre. Now, some filling stations across Lagos are selling between ₦1,200 and ₦1,350 per litre, depending on location and operator. … Read more
I hit 10,000 followers on TikTok on Day 58, starting from literally zero. No existing audience. No viral connections. No paid promotions. Just a phone, a ₦5,000 ring light, and a content plan I built by studying what actually works for Nigerian creators on the platform. That 10K milestone mattered for a specific reason. According to information … Read more
I spent two weeks calling 30 real estate agents across 10 Lagos neighborhoods, recording every quote, every fee breakdown, and every “total package” figure they gave me. The goal was simple: find out what rent in Lagos 2026 actually costs, not the outdated figures recycled on blog posts from 2024, but what agents are quoting right now in March … Read more
My electricity band classification changed from Band B to Band A in July 2025 when Ikeja Electric reclassified the feeder serving my area. That single reclassification increased my NEPA bill from an average of ₦8,200 per month to ₦27,400 per month, a 234% jump, while my actual power supply improved by roughly 4 to 5 extra hours daily. I tracked every … Read more
In four weeks of tracking every single transport transaction on my OPay and Bolt apps, I discovered that I was spending ₦78,400 monthly on transportation alone. That is more than some Nigerians pay for rent outside Lagos. The breakdown shocked me: ₦31,200 on ride-hailing apps, ₦22,800 on danfo and BRT buses, ₦14,400 on keke and okada for … Read more
I spent ₦1,847,000 on a complete solar power system for my apartment in December 2025 after calculating that my 2.5kVA generator had consumed over ₦1,200,000 in fuel costs across the previous 12 months. Three months later, my generator has not burned a single litre of petrol, the noise and fumes are gone, and the solar panel … Read more