LAGOS: A City of Opportunity.

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  • Author(s): Graf, Christine
  • Source:
    Faces. Nov/Dec2019, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p8-11. 4p. 9 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      CITIES & towns; CITY dwellers; POPULATION; POPULATION forecasting
    • Subject Terms:
      LAGOS (Nigeria)
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on Lagos, a city in Nigeria which is regarded as the most heavily populated city in Africa. Topics discussed include estimate made by researchers at the Global Cities Institute on the population in the city by 2100, its gain of independence from Great Britain in 1960, and percentage of Nigeria's economic activity that takes place in Lagos. Also mentioned are location of most of the city's businesses and poor sanitation in the city.