Lagos geography

• Regional importance

  • large migrant population increases cultural diversity
  • good roads keep it well connected to other towns helping trade
• national importance

  • contributes 30% of Nigeria's GDP
  • Home to 80% of Nigeria's industry
• International importance

  • main financial centre for the whole of west africa
  • large port and international airport
• 90% of children attend primary school in lagos
• Lagos uses 40% of nigerias electricity
• There are 10 univercities and almost 20000 schools in lagos
• Water supply began to be regulated in 2012 by Lagos state water regulatory commission
• Informal economy is where jobs which the government do not officially recognise
• 60% of Lagos population woek in the informal sector they don’t pay taxes but arnt entitled to sick pay or holiday pay
• nollywood is the second biggest film industry

  and it has a 3 billion turn over in 2018
• More jobs in construction due to Eko Atlantic being built
• In Lagos the infant mortality rate has decreased more compared to the rest of nigeria
• 66% of people in Lagos live in squatter settlements
• There are 13 squatter settlwments in lagos
• The squatter settlements can be destroyed at any time because they are illegal
• 1/3 if Makoko is built on stilts
• High levels of crime and the area boys patrol the area however they also commit crimes in makoko
• Informal and unregistered health care in makoko
• Infant mortality rate is high in makoko
• People in makoko are proud of their community and homes
• Self help schemes have started to bring piped water to makoko
• Olisosun rubbish dump

  • largest dump in africa
  • 10,000 tones of rubbish
  • 1000 homes exist in the dump for people working in the dump that scavenge for scraps
  • dangerous
• Environmental factors

  • waste disposal-9,000 tonnes of rubbish per day and only 40% is collected—- problem
  • lagos waste management authority is doing overnight collections—— solution
  • recycling banks on every estate——solution
• Environmental issues

  • Air and water pollution
  • problem-10,000 illegal industries, not controlling factory Deniss ions, 5x higher air pollution, water pollution=asthma and cholera
  • solution-banned the imports of small generators,communities encouraged to share 1 generator
• Environmental issues

  • traffic congestion
  • problem—40%of cars in Nigeria are registered in Nigeria,only 4 briges linking to the city, ‘go slow’ meaning 2 hours to reach Lagos,poorest people pay 1/5 of their disposible income on transport
  • solutions-bus rapid transit project set up in 2008 cut co2by 13%, 220 busses moving 200,000 people daily funded by world bank, journey reduced by 25min