Lagos Case Study Flashcards
what is the importance of Lagos?
1) Home to 10% of Nigeria’s population
2) Generates 30% of Nigeria’s GDP
3) 80% of Nigeria’s industry is based in and around Lagos
4) Main arrival point for 80% of flights into West Africa
5) Home to country’s film industry, Nollywood
6) Main financial centre in West Africa
where is Lagos located?
South West Nigeria on the coast
what are the causes of growth in Lagos?
1) Rural urban migration
2) Natural increase (rural urban migrants tend to be young and have high fertility)
what are the push factors causes rural urban migration into Lagos?
1) health care services in rural areas are very poor
2) no electricity in some rural area
3) people have to walk miles to a fresh water source
4) high crime rates due to Boko Haram having a large presence
what are the pull factors causing rural urban migration into Lagos?
1) income levels higher in Lagos than other regions in Nigeria
2) high police presence
3) tertiary jobs available
4) higher number of schools and universities
urban growth opportunities: access to services (health and education)
1) More schools and universities in Lagos
2) 68% of people in Lagos have secondary education compared to 40% of people in rural areas not receiving a primary education
3) Growing industry – fashion, finance and film (Nollywood)
4) Healthcare available
urban growth opportunities: access to resources (water and energy)
1) 2 new power stations planned to reduce the cities shortage of electricity
2) In some rural areas people have no access to electricity
3) Rich have piped water and rest use public taps, boreholes or buy from vendors
4) In rural areas can walk for hours to reach water source
urban growth opportunities: economic
1) Informal and formal job opportunities (40% of people employed in informal sector, e.g. 5,000 people work at the Olusosun dump)
2) Different types of employment (oil, retail, film, manufacturing etc.)
3) One of the higher incomes per person in Nigeria (2014: Lagos GDP per capita was $4,400 but in Nigeria was $3,200)
4) Eko Atlantic city being built and is to be the financial centre of west Africa, home to 250,000 people and employ around 400,000 people
5) Nollywood film industry – 3rd largest in the world
what are the plans for the Eko Atlantic city being built in Lagos?
1) to be the financial centre of west Africa
2) to be home to 250,000 people
3) to employ around 400,000 people
what percentage of people work in the informal sector in Lagos?
40%
how many people work in the Olusosun dump?
5,000
what was the GDP per capita in 2014 of…
(a) Lagos
(b) Nigeria
(a) $4,400
(b) $3,200
what percentage of people receive a secondary education in Lagos?
68%
what percentage of people in rural areas do not receive a primary education?
40%
challenges of growth: slums
1) 60% live in slums
Most in lagoon area (e.g. Makoko, which is home to 250,000 people)
2) Lack basic facilities, communal toilets, water put into the lagoon causing disease
3) In 2012, government attempted to demolish Makoko
4) Building Eko Atlantic City (will be home to 250,000 people)
challenges of growth: clean water, sanitation and electricity
1) 2 new power stations planned
2) Only 10% of Lagos pop. have a piped water supply which has been treated
(rest dig boreholes or buy water from street vendors)
3) 2012 Lagos state water Regulatory Commission established to regulate water supply and water vendors and issue licenses for boreholes
4) In 2011 the gov. built a central sewage treatment plant
challenges of growth: access to education and healthcare
1) Nigeria has only 1.95 doctors/nurses per 1,000 people (8x lower than in UK)
2) Healthcare free in government clinics though long queues
3) Pupil-teacher ratio is 38:1
4) Only 39% of schools have access to electricity
5) Lagos Eko Secondary Education project with world bank (2010) provides grants to schools in order to improve students’ welfare, teacher training and ICT provision
