Lagos’ opportunities and challenges

• 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