Lagos state is the smallest state in Nigeria, yet has the highest urban population. Lagos city achieved ‘megacity’ status under UN guidelines in 1995, when the total city population boomed to ...

The World Bank’s report on Lagos highlights critical gaps in waste management, recommending extended producer responsibility, ...

It is also a city under rapid economic growth, as Lagos lies on the southern coast ... and unregulated. High crime rates are a problem, including drugs, violent crime, armed attacks and ...

Nigeria's population is growing at one of the fastest rates globally, with a high birth rate of around 5.3 children per woman.

The Federal Government says it has created 252,800 jobs for skilled and unskilled workers via investment under its Renewed ...

The most prominent changes are rapid population growth in some developing economies and shifting ... In 1950, the average woman bore 5 children; today, she has 2.5 children (see Chart 3). Fertility ...

The 2024 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF ... said it is aimed at fostering economic growth by connecting businesses. He stated: “In today’s world, connectivity is the ...

Migration trends and population growth rates for U.S. cities and states are ... the Brookings Institution published the following chart in July, which shows the five major metro areas in the ...

Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Thursday invited bids for construction of up to 4,000 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power ...

Economic growth ... in Chart 1; in others, such as Austria and Spain, the relative increase is much smaller. Greater consumption by the elderly may be partially offset by a smaller proportion of ...

London may not contend with the megacity level of growth in Asia and Africa: According to one analysis, Lagos ... rate of construction is nowhere near keeping up with the growth of the population ...

In 2018 that figure was stable at 27,000 (accounting for population growth). As smoking rates have fallen, lung cancers in people without a history of smoking account for a growing proportion of ...