2.3 Lagos Flashcards
case study
why do people want to leave North Nigeria?
- islamic extremists Boko Haram (believe non islamic education is a sin)
- kidnappings
- government is taking no action as claims to not have control over all of the state
- land is desert so nothing can grow
- South is more developed (Lagos)
- there is drought and 80% below poverty line
facts about Lagos Nigeria
- sub-saharan to sub-tropical climate
- 85% growth rate over 15 years
- predicted 15.8 million by 2025
- shortages in housing, water, infrastructure and food
- port of Lagos in main job centre
- has American international school
example of rural to urban migration
Fulani Herdsmen fleeing the unreliable rainfall and civil unrest in North Nigeria
primacy
capital city completely dominates life within a country politically, economically and demographically
slums
uncontrolled expansion along the edge of a city or along major infrastructure as workers are unable to find or afford formal housing
informal sector
unregistered illegal jobs done by unemployed (migrants) desperate for income eg selling drugs or cleaning cars at lights
Apapa Harbour working conditions
- 12hr shifts 7 days (84 hour working weeks)
- daily pay is 45p (travel expenses cost average of 27p and workers have to eat in canteen so often leave work on a debt)
- take home £5.33 per month
- no medical care
- no trade unions
- tribal politics used to reinforce behaviour
consequences of urbanisation in Lagos
- 75% of Lagos income comes from primary sector (oil and fishing which are unsustainable)
- stagnant water channels are breeding grounds for malaria and mosquitos
- 80% of Lagos have informal jobs (black market)
- 23% young graduate men work in informal jobs
- 1.5 million in slums
how is life divided in Lagos
the elite live on artificial ‘Banana Island’
- their disposable income has created a need for tertiary jobs
