Business & Hustle

Ventures that went from smart move to street-by-street saturation.

Buy cheap from China, sell dear in Lagos. Then ten thousand people bought the same wristwatch.

A Russian mathematician promised thirty percent a month, and a recession-hit nation said thank you sir.

There is a betting shop on your street. There are, in fact, three.

Uber arrived in Lagos with an air of quiet luxury. Today the app pings and a driver asks you to cancel and pay cash.

How agent banking went from financial lifeline to four rival umbrellas on one street.

Everyone you know briefly became a trader, and everyone who taught them became rich.