Lagos

• Lagos is in South West Nigeria
• 90% of the population in Lagos have a formal job
• 10,000 people move to Lagos every week
• 80% of Nigeria's industry is based in Lagos
• Largest city in Nigeria with 21 million in 2016
• Lagos is the financial centre of West Africa
• Lagos is the 5th largest contributor to UN peacekeeping missions
• From 1990 to 2015 the life expectancy in Lagos has increased from age 46 to 53
• From 1990 to 2015 the expected years of schooling in Lagos has increased from 6.7 to 9
• In 2012 the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission became responsible for ensuring safe water supply in Lagos
• Two power stations are being built in Lagos to reduce the city's shortage of electricity
• 78% of jobs in Lagos are tertiary jobs
• 15% of the population live in Lagos, but it contributes to 30% of the GDP
• Makoko is a slum home to 100,000 people
• Over 60% of the population live in slums
• Only 10% of the population in Lagos has clean piped water
• Less than 50% of the city has adequate sanitation systems
• Power supply is unreliable in Lagos. The richest have their own generators.


  Two new power stations are being built
• Unemployment rate is 9.9%
• People work in the informal economy
• The city bought three helicopters for the police to spot criminal activity
• Lagos produces 8 million tonnes of waste a year
• Over 50% of Lagos' water supply in contaminated
• People spend approx. 3 hours in traffic a day
• LAMATA have created a 'Transport masterplan' including rail, road and boat systems
• The floating school provides education for 100 children
• Only 10% of houses have clean water