Lagos’s Month of Partying Is Getting Pricier

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Detty December means a month of “back to back to back” partying in Nigeria’s megacity. Ruth Maclean, the West Africa bureau chief for The New York Times, attends for the first time.

By Ruth Maclean, Taiwo Aina, Karen Hanley and Christina Thornell

December 26, 2025

Source – NY Times