Lagos’ opportunities and challenges

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  • Economic opportunity-Lagos has a reputation of being an enterprising city
  • Social opportunity-the city has bought three police helicopters to spot criminal activity
  • Social opportunity- there are more schools and universities in Lagos
  • Social opportunity-there are growing industries like finance, film and fashion
  • Economic opportunity- more jobs are available in Lagos in both the formal and informal economy(pay no tax)
  • Economic opportunity- unemployment in Lagos is much lower than the rest of Nigeria, at a rate of 9.9%.
  • Challenge-there is no unemployment benefit for those without work
  • Economic opportunity- most of Nigeria’s manufacturing industry is based in Lagos
  • Challenge -only 11% of lagos’ population have a piped water supply that is clean
  • Social opportunity-transport has significantly improved with the rapid transit network already built
  • Social opportunity-two new power stations are planned to reduce the cities shortage of electricity
  • Challenges-drinking water in Lagos often carries bacterial or chemical pollution, leading to diarrhoea. One of the main causes of this is a lack of a proper sewage system
  • Challenge- Lagos is less than 2 m above sea level. Rising sea levels is a huge threat to the city
  • Challenge-the average commuter in Lagos, spends over three hours in traffic each day
  • Social opportunity-Nigeria’s life expectancy ,year spent in schools and wealth have all improved significantly, but Lagos is well above this
  • Challenge-due to traffic congestion, the fatal accident rate in Lagos is 28 per 100,000 people,three times higher than in European cities.
  • Challenge- pollution rates in Lagos are five times higher than the international recommended limit
  • Social opportunity- healthcare is available in Lagos, but it is not always free
  • Challenge- much of Lagos’s population are living in slums. 75% of households occupy a single room, over 50% lack a kitchen, bathroom or toilet
  • Social opportunity- Lagos is home to many universities and state schools offer all children a basic education for the first nine years
  • Challenge- 10,000 people migrate to Lagos per week
  • Challenge- there is 10,000 tons of waste per day
  • Lagos has a population of 15 million
  • The GDP is 18 billion per year
  • The average earning is 670