Urban Issues LIC

Question 1

Lagos Importance and Location

Answer 1

• Contributes to 1/4 of Nigeria’s GDP
• 5th largest economy in Africa
• Has 17.5 million people
• $28 million estimated GDP
• 600,000 a year population growth

Question 2

Social Opportunities in Lagos

Answer 2

• Genesis Acute Care Hospital
• Lagos University Teaching Hospital
• University of Lagos
• 10 Universities in Lagos State
• Lagos has a supply of electricity that can cut out
• Two new power stations are planned
• Wealthiest houses have generators
• Wealthiest houses have a piped water supply
• Lagos Blue Rail Line, 250,000 passengers daily

Question 3

Economic Opportunities in Lagos

Answer 3

• Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos Government and a group of Chinese companies
• 100% repatriation of profits
• 100% foreign ownership allowed
• Secondary and tertiary jobs are available in Lagos

Question 4

Social Challenges in Lagos

Answer 4

• Congestion
• 60% of the population live in slums
• Communal toilets used by 15 households
• Self-policing
• 10% of the population have water from the Lagos Water Corporation
• Demand gap of 350 million gallons of water a day
• Cholera and Dysentry
• Malaria and Typhoid
• 10% Unemployed

Question 5

Economic Challenges in Lagos

Answer 5

• Electricity cuts out
• Expensive education
• Houses made of flimsy material
• Healthcare is not always free
• Paid vaccinations are available for children
• Secondary schools are limited and mostly private

Question 6

Environmental Challenges in Lagos

Answer 6

• Only 40% of rubbish officially collected
• No system to deal with factory waste
• No sewage systems
• Congestion
• Dango Buses inefficient and don’t run on time table
• Bus Rapid Transport system introduced. 25% of commuters use the BRT

Question 7

Urban Planning in Lagos

Answer 7

• 60% of people live in unsatisfactory housing
• Rent to own affordable housing
• Better quality of life
• Financial security
• Very expensive for the government
• Lack of Education and High crime levels Unskilled workforce
• Makoko Floating School
• Unskilled workers hired
• More educated
• Rainwater collection
• PV Cells
• Natural ventilation and green area