The availability of money without food to purchase might occur. Video, 00:01:03BBC Pidgin: 'We don land gidigba! We will become the third largest country in the world, after India and China. Imagine the number of hospital bed spaces, the gallons of water, the megawatts of electricity and the millions of new jobs we would need by 2050. Today, the system of refuse collection has definitely improved (I agree that the heaps have returned in recent times but I would take that as a blip). Rihanna's heart broken for Nigeria over #EndSARS, Actress Ini Edo attacks Osinbajo over prolonged silence, "Fool!" Video, 00:01:00, Robot dolphins and a skeleton worth millions, Arctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes. The BBC is reporting this week from Kenya, Niger, Ethiopia and Nigeria â which is set to become the worldâs third most populous country in the next 30 years, and where many rural people are now moving into urban areas, especially the commercial capital, Lagos. Depressing. But if we are still lagging behind in meeting today’s needs of a megacity, we would need to double up if we are to have a functional state in the years ahead. Will there still be an inch of space on our roads? Video, 00:00:28, Iceland PM keeps cool as earthquake strikes, 'I love you so much': Reunited after 215 days apart. A better business environment will be favourable and a better investment opportunity might alleviate the problem of employment. .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Lagos: The megacity set to triple by 2050. Either way, the result does not look good. Video, 00:00:34, First baby male gorilla born at Boston zoo, Robot dolphins and a skeleton worth millions. Lagos is not a farming city and this is not a good sign for 2050. The little available food will be very expensive which something to be wary of is. They should be glad that they had the opportunity to answer those harsh questions and were still able to hold their own. Let’s talk about potable water. The alternatives, Sanwo-Olu said, need “massive investment” to take the weight off our roads. Video, 00:00:28Iceland PM keeps cool as earthquake strikes, 'I love you so much': Reunited after 215 days apart. I am a bit amazed that the state has not made significant progress in its rail project. Food availability and distribution might be a problem. He said, for instance, that 93% of passengers and goods are moved by roads, with about one million vehicles hitting the road daily. Inadvertently, the problem of traffic might increase too but fortunately, a lot is being done to improve other forms of transportation. The more than double population growth in Lagos might have an adverse effect on the citizens. I quite understand. That is the way to go. Here are 5 things that may likely happen in Lagos in 2050. Lagos is a special case. The Makoko floating school should also be a model so as to reduce population density. In 1989, refuse heaps used to be part of the landscape. And it was not under the CJN’s control. Video, 00:00:34First baby male gorilla born at Boston zoo, Robot dolphins and a skeleton worth millions. As a megacity, Lagos also faces mega challenges: housing, sanitation and water, transportation, healthcare and security. By the year 2050, Nigeria will have a population of 410 million people, the UN has projected. Its economy is rated as Africa’s fifth largest if it were to be a country. Although Lagos is the smallest state in terms of land mass, it already has a population of over 17.9 million citizens living in the city. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. How many people would be sharing a room? I believe Atiku and Obi handled the grilling very well. Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), recently unfurled some intriguing statistics and insights which I will be discussing shortly. I wish I could understand the logic behind it. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Video, 00:01:08Queues in China for experimental Covid-19 vaccine. In other to provide more space for the growing population, experts advise that the city should take advantage of its waters like the Eko Atlantic project. This may look like a frivolous question, but if we had planned for 2000, 2010 and 2020 ages ago and faithfully implemented those plans, we would not be here today discussing and lamenting over power shortage. I don’t know if any other interviewer would be as “hostile” on them as Kadaria was on the night. One of the major defects of the 1999 constitution is the creation of the National Judicial Council (NJC), supposedly meant to guarantee the independence of the judiciary. READ ALSO: 10 Reasons Lagos Is The Centre Of Excellence. Perspectives. A lot of people living in a small location can be a breeding ground for contagious disease. This, again, must be priority on the agenda. But how can the chief justice have the power to nominate 60% of NJC members? It’s been three months since the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on an indefinite strike over their perennial dispute with the federal government. I would also think that for a state practically sitting on water, ferry services are still extremely marginal to public transportation. There are now functioning ambulances and emergency centres. However, with all the money that Lagos is making, things can be better than this. Even though I had been spending holidays in Lagos since the mid-1970s, I never became a permanent resident until 1989. This is one of the reasons wealthy and struggling Nigerians started sending their children to schools abroad, Ghana inclusive, notably after ASUU’s year-long strike in 1996. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. With the right attention being paid to the basics that will sustain life and business, it wouldn’t matter too much if the population hits 32.6 million as projected. The city was able to manage the outbreak of Ebola quickly which is a good thing. This projection means that Nigeria is expected to move from the 7 most populous nation to the 4 most populous.
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