Eko Akete Mega Cities

Because professionals can work from anywhere in the world, how liveable a city is,  will be determined by the involvement of all stakeholders in the city, the creative minds it can attract, hence the number of investment Naira it can garner.  So what can we do to make lagos a liveable megapolis?  That is our Service. We do it through conferences, workshop, mentoring, exchange programme and research studies. Below is an up coming event; one of the items in our stable. You are invited!

Formulation of Objectives and Strategies

"After the formulation of an action plan, the first problem encountered is how to implement them.  The institution best suited to implement this is the Local Government. The local government as the third tier of government is closer to the populace.  A lot is therefore expected from this tier of government in the process of socio-political integration and transforming of government policies at the grassroots level.  For instance, it is expected to be aware of, and responsive to the variety of needs of the people.  Hence, it must be able to initiate local programme along State guidelines that will raise the quality of life in the LG and also to meet the developmental needs and aspirations of the residents".     Fouad  A. Oki

The challenges of growth and development in metropolitan Lagos

Since the end of World War II urbanization in developing countries has accelerated greatly, with an increasing proportion of the urban population in each country concentrating in the large urban agglomerations. Nigeria has been no exception. Since the turn of the twentieth century, Lagos has grown phenomenally, both demographically and in spatial terms. In the first part of this chapter, the historical patterns of population and areal growth will be analysed. The second section examines the city's economy, focusing in particular on manufacturing industry and services (commerce and financial services) and on the implications of the deterioration in Nigeria's economic situation in the past 15 years or so. Changes in the political and administrative structure are then described and their implications for urban management mentioned. The problems of urban management are taken up again in an analysis of the most important elements of infrastructure and the built environment: transportation, water supply, electricity, telecommunications, environmental sanitation, and housing. The demands posed by rapid growth, attempts to deal with them, and constraints on successful approaches are examined. It is concluded that the vitality of Lagos's economy and its nodal position in the national economy and transport networks explain its large-scale and continued growth, despite the partial or complete breakdown of many basic infrastructure services and the difficulties caused by this for both economic enterprises and individual residents.-----Josephine Olu Abiodun