the unemployment rate in Lagos is very low 7.6% (2019) compare to the rest of Nigeria

new city on the coast called Eko Atlantic, this meant there will be new home to approximately 250,000 people and provide more than 150,000 jobs

contributes 30% of Nigeria GDP despite only having 10% population of Nigeria

no unemployment benefit which can also widen the inequality and it will be hard to get out of the poverty cycle

40% of the workforce work in the informal sector (usually low pay, dangerous and unregulated)

urbanisation has increase the wealth inequality as over 60% of the population in Lagos live in slum housing

Lagos is a primate city and megacity which has experienced growth due to internal rural to urban migration and natural increase

greater access to healthcare compare to rural area even though in average there are only 0.4 doctors per 1000 people

also greater access to water 40% compare to rural area, the wealthier citizen have fresh water piped to their homes

the GDP per capital of Lagos is over 5,000$ which is 2x of Nigerian average GDP per capital this meant people make more and their social wellbeing, conditions is still better compare to other place in Nigeria

poor infrastructure like roads, energy supply and public transport it show a strong bias towards the economic centre and wealthier neighbourhoods

bad pollution (noise,air), 40% of cars in Nigeria are registered in Lagos and on average commuters spend three hours in traffic everyday

slum development because there is less affordable house in the city this cause people to live in bad environment where there lack of access to services, water, sanitation, electricity and bad housing quality (design and material)

the economic and social issue show that government cared more about the development of economic and wealthy place

the slum has been established more than 150 years ago

the government has been successful at developing the economy compare to other cities in Nigeria

According to Eko Atlantic they will be a sustainable city and clean with minimal carbon emissions this meant more people can get out of poverty and environment is not highly damaged

there a bus rapid transport system that can transport 200,000 commuters to the central business district this meant lower air pollution because lower usage of transport

20% of the energy from the project called Future Proofing Lagos is renewable

Large parts of Makoto slum sit on the polluted waters of Lagos Lagoon

10,000 metric tonnes of waste is produced daily and only 40% is collected and 13% is recycled

Olusosun landfill is one of the largest in the world, largest in Africa the site receives up to 10,000 tons of rubbish each day