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Aug 2, 2021 · Home to more than 24 million people, Lagos, a low-lying city on Nigeria’s Atlantic coast, may become uninhabitable by the end of this century as sea levels rise due to climate change, scientific...
Oct 3, 2023 · After every rain, the streets of Lagos get flooded because of poor drainage systems and improper waste disposal. Flooding leads to breeding of disease-causing rodents and mosquitoes and also damages the roads, posing a threat to commuters, Precious Williams shows in this photo essay.
Aug 2, 2021 · Home to more than 24 million people, Lagos, a low-lying city on Nigeria's Atlantic coast, may become uninhabitable by the end of this century as sea levels rise due to climate change, scientific projections suggest. Residents wade through flooded Ige Road, in Aboru, Lagos, after a heavy downpour on July 6, 2020. (Getty)
Aug 8, 2022 · With an average of 200 cars per kilometre on Lagos roads, motorists, pedestrians and other commuters experience first-hand the effects of fossil fuel emission on their health. Similarly, the gridlock creates mental stress for many Lagosians.
Aug 2, 2019 · Lagos, Nigeria, is an African boom city, no doubt. But traffic is so ‘hellish’ and gridlocked that it’s taking a terrible toll on workers who grapple with commutes that last for hours.
From Lagos Island to the mainland, the absence of a good drainage system is evident in the many roads that have been washed away, and the craters left behind, as is the case in many other parts...
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Lagos feels different, the boisterous - often chaotic - energy that drives Nigeria's commercial centre has been subdued by the removal of a fuel subsidy that had kept the price of petrol low for...
