BABATUNDE OLADEPO 
The call dropped mid-sentence. My client in London was explaining a critical project deadline, and suddenly I was staring at a frozen Zoom screen in complete darkness. It was 2:14 PM on a Tuesday in Surulere, Lagos, and NEPA had struck again. My laptop had 12% battery. My phone hotspot was my only internet option … Read more
If you have ever sat in the dark wondering when PHCN would restore power, or counted how many litres of fuel your generator consumed in a single week, you already understand why portable solar generators are becoming essential for Nigerian renters. I remember the exact moment I decided enough was enough. It was February 2024, … Read more
I’ve spent the last month on my roof in Lekki, drenched in rain, just to answer one question: Is Amazon’s Project Kuiper actually going to beat Starlink in Nigeria? If you are tired of wondering which satellite internet is worth your hard-earned Naira, you are in the right place. Forget the spec sheets. I went … Read more
Last rainy season, I spent three days shivering in bed with malaria after mosquitoes invaded my apartment in Yaba. It wasn’t just the sickness that annoyed me; it was the bill for the drugs and the lost work time. As someone who works from home (here’s how I set up my home office in a … Read more
I live in a Lagos compound where my neighbor runs a “I better pass my neighbor” generator from 6 PM until midnight every single day. If you live in Nigeria, you know exactly what that sounds like—a constant, rattling headache that makes it impossible to sleep or study. For two years, I tried everything. I … Read more
I remember standing on my roof in Lekki, sweating under the sun, trying to align my new Starlink dish. After coughing up ₦590,000 for the hardware, I really hoped this would be the end of my internet struggles. My existing fiber connection was good, but road construction kept cutting the cables, leaving me offline for … Read more
When NEPA (now DISCO) bills and generator fuel pushed my monthly electricity spend past ₦145,000, especially with the NERC approved Band A tariffs hitting ₦209/kWh as reported by TechCabal, I knew I had to make a change. Before I installed solar, I relied on strategies to stay focused during power outages, but nothing beats having … Read more
Let me tell you a short story about how I wasted ₦250,000. Last year, I was excited to join the 5G gang. I went online and bought a Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G. The seller promised it was the “Global Version.” I unboxed it, inserted my MTN SIM in Lagos, and… nothing. It stayed … Read more
It was 11:30 PM on a humid Tuesday in Lagos. My generator had just sputtered and died because I forgot to buy fuel on my way back from work. The heat was already creeping back into the room, and the silence was only broken by my neighbor’s “I-better-pass-my-neighbor” generator screaming next door. That was the … Read more
Key Takeaways: We have all been there. It is January 4th, and as Nigerians look at their new year 2026 resolutions, the reality is setting in. The Christmas chicken is finished, the “Detty December” bills are arriving, and the weight hits you. You are sitting in traffic on the Third Mainland Bridge or waiting for … Read more