It's safe to say that the culture of black tax has caught on. More than ever, young Nigerians are expected to support their families from whatever they earn. It's a tricky situation to navigate, so we asked 8 Nigerians who're paying a form of black tax to talk about their experiences.

Ijeoma*, 26, and Peter*, 29, have been friends with benefits for 2 months. They talk about satisfying their primal needs while maintaining serious relationships with other people.

*Dorcas, 22, and *Lara, 18, have been dating for 9 months now and they are already planning a future together.

Recently, I read an article — I don’t remember the title — about the reasons people go into relationships. The author argued that for most people, it’s a result of a well-thought-out process. I thought I should put that theory to the test, so I spoke to 5 Nigerian men about their relationships. The conversations […]

The subject of this week's Sex Life is a 28-year-old heterosexual man who has had an active sex life. These days though,he's tired of having sex with his girlfriend of six years and although he has several theories, he isn't sure why.

Recently, I had an interesting money situation where a friend defaulted on a loan. From the lies to the silence, I felt somehow. Especially because of the lies and fake anger. I assumed that a friend wouldn’t treat me like that. Motivated by my experience, I went asking people for their own money experience. Here’s […]

“A Week In The Life” is a weekly Zikoko series that explores the working-class struggles of Nigerians. It captures the very spirit of what it means to hustle in Nigeria and puts you in the shoes of the subject for a week. The subject for today is Mr A, a mortician. He talks about his […]

Fapping. Beating your meat. Polishing the banister. Playing 5-on-1. Self-loving. Tapping into your potential. Finding Nemo. For something that has so many alternate names, masturbation remains a taboo topic in Nigeria, thanks to a society saturated with religion and purity culture. It’s a rite of passage virtually every man goes through at some point in […]

There is a general consensus whenever I talk to fathers that the joy of fatherhood can’t be described and that it’s also a thankless job. In celebration of upcoming father’s day, and curious about it being thankless, I asked a couple of people to share the memory of their dad that sticks out. Ngl, I […]

If there’s anything writing Sex Life stories has taught me, it’s that sexuality is much more complex than a lot of us care to acknowledge. One of the series’ best-performing episodes is about a man who only realised he was bisexual at age 27. So, I decided to see just how open people from my […]