New research exposes the daily struggles of transport workers in Lagos
New research focuses on the politics of road transport, the everyday corruption and the hard-living world of transport workers in…
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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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“Residents were woken by the sound of bulldozers”: In Lagos, gentrification can mean midnight demolition
“Residents were woken by the sound of bulldozers.”
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…
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