Lagos

Question 1

social opportunities in lagos

Answer 1

• education (basic until age 9 as well as over 10 universities)
• healthcare
• access to water and electricity

Question 2

economic opportunities in lagos

Answer 2

• located on a coast (trade)
• Lagos airport has 80% of flights to West Africa
• 30% of Nigeria’s GDP
• work in the informal economy (50%)
• 9.9% unemployed

Question 3

How has Lagos’ growth caused inequality

Answer 3

poor gap widened, 60% live in slums such as makoko earning as little as £1 a day in the informal economy.

Question 4

What are squatter settlements?

Answer 4

These are areas of illegal housing offering basic shelter with a bad standard of living.

Question 5

Urban Challenges in Lagos?

Answer 5

• Water supply:
many drink polluted water, only 10% have a treated water supply
• Sanitation:
dysentery and cholera are a huge issue, especially due to dirty water and crowded slums
• Energy:
many do not have a reliable source of energy, the wealthy rely on their own backup generators

Question 6

Challenges to Health and Education in Lagos:

Answer 6

•Health:
though healthcare is provided, it’s not always free and may include a long wait, doctors and nurses move to economically developed countries
• Education:
secondary education is very limited and many children have to work to help provide for their family

Question 7

Challenges of Unemployment and Crime in Lagos:

Answer 7

• Unemployment:
10% unemployed with 40% working in the informal economy such as olusosun landfill. these jobs are often dangerous and poorly paid
• Crime:
Area boys have a presence on many streets and kidnapping is a huge issue as well as problems with robbery and vandalism

Question 8

Challenges to the Environment in Lagos

Answer 8

40% of the 10,000 tonnes daily is collected and sent to landfill where only 13% is recycled.
Air pollution is 5x higher than the international limit.
Traffic congestion (3hrs a day)

Question 9

How can urban planning improve life in Lagos?

Answer 9

•Makoko floating school:
sustainable local resources, as well as being environmentally friendly (solar cells). it could educate 60 children at a time and act as a town centre for events etc.
• barrels to collect rainwater

Question 10

Where is Lagos located?

Answer 10

Africa’s most populated country, Nigeria,
in the southwest

Question 11

Why is Lagos growing so quickly?

Answer 11

• rural to urban migration