In this Sept. 5, 2012 photo, motorcycle taxis known as “okada” and other traffic backs up at an intersection in Lagos, Nigeria. Many Lagosians simply acknowledge the traffic as a living, breathing ...

The vibrant city of Lagos this week became a focal point for urgent discussions surrounding urban water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) at the Safely Managed Sanitation Conference, held on September ...

There have been four major floods in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, over the past 14 years. The floodwaters swamp the open-air markets of Oshodi, one of the city’s largest informal trading centres, ...

The Lagos State Government has raised concerns over Nigeria’s worsening housing crisis, warning that the country’s effective housing deficit could rise to 28 million units within the next few years if ...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, has stated that as of December 2025, over 3,700 hectares of informal spaces have been discovered in over ...

Slum from the perspective of the United Nations is when a household with a group of individuals lives under the same roof with one or more of the following conditions; access to improved water, access ...

Nigeria’s housing crisis remains a huge concern. But of greater concern is the burden this crisis places on renters. The crisis ...

Lagos is currently regarded as a mega city, thanks to its estimated population of over 20 million people. According to a recent study, it is a large city that will continue growing exponentially. At ...

In the heart of the Aguda neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, a single electrical pole bears a cacophony of wires, perched at the top like a frantic bird's nest. Although the neighborhood may have changed ...

Despite the projected market volume of $2.25 trillion, more than 60 percent of new residential development in Nigeria is concentrated in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt. According to the ...