Welcome to Lagos, the city that chops superlatives for breakfast. The biggest and fastest-growing city in Africa’s largest economy, with a new arrival every minute according to the UN. The best ...

Lagos’s dysfunction extends out to sea. Oil tankers and container ships clutter the horizon beyond Lighthouse Beach, idling in anticipation of a docking slot at the only large-scale commercial port in ...

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The Lagos State Government has unveiled plans for monthly landmark tours to showcase its cultural heritage and boost tourism. The government stated that the tours would take place on both land and ...

Every rainy season, flooding returns to Lagos. But in 2026, many residents say the situation has become worse than in previous years. Heavy rainfall has left major roads underwater, homes damaged, ...

The foundations of orderliness for any city are planning and management. Lagos had this in place in the early days. The city was governed by an elected Lagos City Council, Nigeria’s oldest, ...

Lagos, Nigeria, is Africa’s most populous metropolitan area—with an estimated 21 million inhabitants. It also boasts the biggest economy of any city in Africa, housing some of the richest people on ...

Thirty-Three years after the federal capital was relocated from Lagos to Abuja, the city has continued to make a major contribution to national development as Nigeria’s economic capital. The Centre of ...

Over 81 world-class elite runners who are Gold Label athletes have confirmed their participation in the 9th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, which comes up on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Among these ...