Urban Growth Lagos

Question 1

What is the estimated population of Lagos as of 2020?

Answer 1

Over 14 million.

Question 2

What is the annual growth rate of Lagos?

Answer 2

3.2%.

Question 3

What percentage of Nigeria’s industry is located in Lagos?

Answer 3

80%.

Question 4

What major role does Lagos play in West Africa?

Answer 4

Main financial centre.

Question 5

Until what year was Lagos the capital of Nigeria?

Answer 5

1991.

Question 6

List the three levels at which Lagos is important.

Answer 6

• Regionally
• Nationally
• Internationally

Question 7

When did the British colonise Lagos?

Answer 7

In the 1860s.

Question 8

What significant event occurred in Lagos in 1960?

Answer 8

Nigeria gained independence.

Question 9

What factors contributed to the rapid growth of Lagos?

Answer 9

• Return of ex-slaves
• Economic development post-independence
• Government construction projects
• Natural increase
• Migration

Question 10

What is Nigeria’s birth rate per 1000 people?

Answer 10

Approximately 35.2 births.

Question 11

What is Nigeria’s death rate per 1000 people?

Answer 11

Around 9.6 deaths.

Question 12

How many immigrants enter Lagos daily?

Answer 12

An estimated 1200.

Question 13

What are some reasons for rural-urban migration to Lagos?

Answer 13

• Ethnic and religious conflict
• High levels of poverty

Question 14

Fill in the blank: Lagos is the _______ city in Africa.

Answer 14

biggest

Question 15

True or False: Lagos has one of the fastest-growing urban populations in the world.

Answer 15

True.

Question 16

What resources were controlled by the British before Nigeria’s independence?

Answer 16

Oil and other resources.

Question 17

What construction projects were financed by the government after independence?

Answer 17

• Oil refineries
• Sea ports
• Factories