lagos Flashcards
4 reasons why lagos is so important
main port
main airport
growing population
home to 80% of nigerias industry
how many people move to lagos every day
1.6 million
what was the biggest cause of lagos’s populatiom growth
oil boom which brought jobs
what is a consequence of rapidly growing pop in lagos
widening gap between rich and poor
what is a squatter settlement
collection of buildings where people dont have right to build on
what is informal economy
jobs without official knowledge of government
do not pay tax
what % of lagos live in squatter settlements and how much to they live on?
60% of lagos live in squatter settlements on less then $1.25 a day
what is eko atlantic and what employment factors will it propose
• ultra modern city to be built on coast
• new financial hub of WA
• home to 250 000 and employ 150 000 more
• “new dubai”
why is the informal economy so large in lagos
they do not receive unemployment benefit
what % of jobs are in the informal sector
90%
how many people work at the olusosun dump
500
two disadvantages of olusosun dump
• gas build under waste, fire hazard
• electric waste releases toxic fumes
3 advantages of informal employment
• often no skills required
• personal relations can lead to jobs
• no taxes
3 disadvantages of informal employment
• brief illness can reduce financial means to survive
• unprotected by labour laws - no security
• sacked easily
why do people build squatter settlements
massive rural - urban migr, many of which are poor
lack of affordable housing
