nigeria

• lagos is a city in nigeria, it is the largest city in africa and nigeria has the largest GDP of any african county. it is estimated to have 14 million people and is growing at a rate of 3.2% a year
• regional importance

  • large migrant population increases cultural diversity
  • well connected to other towns and citys so is important for trade

  national importance

  • home to 80% of nigeria's industry

  international importance

  • financial center for west africa and the 5th largest economy in africa making it impotant for trade
• social opportunities

  • healthcare centres
  • better access to electricity
  • 90% of kids go to school which is much higher than rural areas
  • safe water

  economic opportunities

  • rapid growth makes many jobs in construction
  • thriving film and music industry
  • home to banks,, government buildings and industries, along with ports and fishing industry
• problems from the rapid growth

  slums and squatter settlements

  • house construction can't keep up so up to 66% live in illegal settlements (slums)
  • often very flimsy and people can be evicted at any time to demolish slum and clean up the city
• problems from the rapid growth

  clean water, sanitation and energy

  • water - only about 40% get clean water from water supply so people have to pay huge premiums to get water from other areas
  • sanitation - up to 15 houses share one toilet and local toilets often lead into water supply. this can create health problems such as cholera
  • energy - isn't enough electricity for the whole city, so areas take it in turn to have energy while others are cut off. some get illegal connections but these often get cut out
• problems from rapid growth

  access to health and education

  • isnt enough healthcare centers for people, and many can't afford private healthcare
  • there aren't enough schools and many people can't afford to send people to school
• environmental issues

  • 9000 tonnes of rubbish a day which goes to massive rubbish dumps such as olusosun which contain toxic waste
  • waste disposal and emissions from factories are not regulated or controlled leading to air and water pollution
  • traffic congestion leads to massive build up and due to poor public transport there is little people can do. leads to increased air pollution
• in 2013 the makoko floating school aimed to provide education to 100 underprivileged children

  social

  • unskilled workers built it - they learnt how to work at a higher level

  economic

  • education improved job prospects
  • jobs for local teachers

  environmental

  • built from locally sourced materials, so didn't damage the environment
  • uses solar panels
• constant migration into lagos, increasing population
• in nigeria there are some areas with significant investment into industries such as oil drilling from shell ( 12 billion), this creates many well paying job however many of them go to workers from abroad and an increase in oil spills which are often never cleaned.
• increase in oil spills also increases exports, bring in more gross national income with higher emissions
• in nigeria health care has improved however 60% still live on less than £1 a day