FACTORS FOR AND PROBLEMS FACING LAGOS CITY IN NIGERIA
Lagos is the biggest city in Nigeria and the second biggest in Africa. It is a major port, commercial as well as industrial city. It`s situated on a lagoon at the coast of west Africa. It has an island site comprising of several islands like Lagos, Victoria, Iddo, Ikoy and many others. The site on the lagoon made it sheltered for the strong waves and tidal currents of the Atlantic ocean. Lagos was extensively used for slave trade because of its easily defendable position. In 1861, the British occupied the site and started commercial as well as trading activities. The original site was mainly occupied by the Yoruba however with the expansion of the modern commercial activities it is now a meeting port comprising of several races and tribes from all over Nigeria. For a long time, Lagos was the capital city of Nigeria however a new capital was set up at Abuja so as to decongest Lagos which was the major port and major commercial center. However, it is only the administrative functio...