Energy poverty in Lagos: Electricity supply plays catch-up to Nigeria’s population boom
Communities and businesses, not to mention vital infrastructure, have all been impacted by the high-capacity energy demands of Africa's biggest…
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A Singaporean firm has become the go-to master planner for African cities
Surbana Jurong has signed contracts to do city master plans in ten African countries. Why is the continent relying on…
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The ambitious plans produced by the Lagos state government to redevelop the most populous city in Africa are often lauded…
By“It’s like a civil war”: in Lagos, land clearances can be fatal
While the residents of Otodo Gbame slept in the early hours of 9 November, gangs of ajagun gbale, or land-grabbing soldiers, of…
In Lagos, the traffic jams can add four hours to your commute
In Lagos, traffic is ingrained in the city’s psyche: an unavoidable stencil on daily life. Every decision you make is…
ByTaxi firms in Lagos are competing to offer the best wifi connection
A year after Uber set up in Nigeria and inadvertently kicked off Lagos’ wifi-enabled-taxi wars, one of Nigeria’s largest private…
ByThe busiest airport in Lagos is offering free WiFi. Sort of.
Brilliant. As of Monday, Lagos’ main airport finally has free WiFi. Murtala Muhammed International Airport will be the first public airport…
ByCould Uber be the thing that kills Lagos's half official bus network?
In Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, entrepreneurialism is everything. The city’s proud regard of hustle centres on its commerce…
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