what is the average population of Lagos
15 million 2015 estimate
what is the importance of Lagos regionally
the city is a major transport hub with an international airport, docks providing raw materials for exportation and industries
what is the importance of Lagos nationally
- 80% of Nigeria’s industry is in Lagos
- Lagos is Nigeria’s media centre
what is the importance of Lagos internationally
global hubs of international banks and oil companies eg Shell
what are the causes of Lagos population growth
- job opportunities
- natural increase
what are the push factors to moving to Lagos
- lack of job opportunities other than farming
- climate change is making weather less predictable
- limited education and health services
what are the pull factors to moving to Lagos
- more variety of jobs eg informal economy
- Lagos has many schools and education services including 8 universities
economic opportunities of Lagos
- informal economy means more jobs available
- home to large international companies eg shell which employ 6,000 people of which 90% are Nigerian
economic challenges of Lagos
- having a large informal economy means loss of tax revenue
- child labour
social opportunities of Lagos
- Ebute Metta, largest timber yard
- Makoko houses up to 100,000 people
- more schools and education than anywhere else in Nigeria
social challenges of Lagos
- lack of reliable electricity sources
- heavy traffic and congestion, average 2 hours
examples of areas of poverty
- makoko floating slum
- Olusosun dump
examples of urban planning
- eko atlantic
- floating school
how does eko atlantic help the urban poor
- provides jobs to low skilled workers eg painters, builders, gardeners
- large scale private investment
how does eko atlantic not help the urban poor
- little long term jobs for low skilled people
how does Lagos water communities floating school help the urban poor
- provided education and opportunities for people living in slums
- gives them more chances at getting better jobs and earning more money
- environmentally sustainable
advantages to Olusosun dump
- saving money by buying recycled goods
- an example of the way people in Lagos find solutions to problems
how does Lagos obtain its water supply
- water venders
- boreholes / wells
why is the Lagoon unable to be drunk from
polluted
how does polluted water affect Lagos
makes people get ill with water borne disease such as cholera because the sewage of the city is disposed of in the lagoon
how long does the average person spend in traffic
3 hours
how is Lagos government working to improve traffic
- BRT, bus rapid transit lane to reduce travel times
200,000 users a day
how does the floating school not help the urban poor
- got destroyed in a storm
- does not help to meet educational needs throughout Makoko
what are the main issues with providing healthcare and education
- investment is not keeping up with population growth
- long queues and wait times for healthcares
- secondary schools are limited and often private
