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Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by tbaba1234: 4:58am On May 27, 2016
Africa’s fastest growing city is Lagos, in Nigeria with 77 people increasing per hour according to the United Nations

The population surge is from high birth rates, Nigerians living abroad returning home and majorly by the rural poor going to the city due to its strong economic growth and oil boom.

2. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) follows closely with an addition of 61 people to its population in Kinshasa.

3. Egypt’s Cairo comes third with a record of 44 people per hour

4. The capital of Angola, Luanda, reports are record of 34 people per hour

5. Burkina Faso’s Ouagadougou has a growth of 23 people per hour in its population matrix.

6. Kenya’s Nairobi welcomes a whole 22 people per hour

7. Following closely is Khartoum in Sudan which as a growth of 21 people per hour, together with (coolCote d’Ivoire’s Abidjan and (9) South Africa’s Johannesburg which records 21 people per hour as well.

10. Bamako, Mali comes in at the tenth place with 19 people per hour

The figures are calculated using actual population figures for 2010 and forecasts for the likely populations in 2030, taken from 2014’s UN World Urbanization Prospects report.

Africa’s population of roughly 1.1 billion is expected to double by 2050. More than 80% of that growth will occur in cities, especially slums according to World Economic Forum. According to the UN two-thirds of Africans are expected to live in cities by 2050

Some believe that Africa’s cities are the new frontier: sustained population growth will drive economic development, with Africa becoming the world’s manufacturing powerhouse. However, others are concerned that the continent’s cities could become over-stressed through rapid, unplanned urbanization, generating political, economic and environmental upheaval, and overwhelming countries and possibly regions reports WEF.

“We need to invest in building economic opportunities, especially those of women, of which 92 per cent work in the informal sector. Cities and towns have a key role to play in that process, but only if Governments take bold policy action,” said Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa at UNDP.

http://cctv-africa.com/2016/05/26/lagos-leads-the-list-of-africas-fastest-growing-cities/

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by jimharry21(m): 5:12am On May 27, 2016
I don't know if this is supposed to be an achievement or failure? If Lagos population increases by 77 persons per hour it presupposes that other parts of the country decreases as well in certain extent causing underdevelopment in such areas. I think we should see this as a wake-up call to start spreading development to all parts of the Country not just few cities.
Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by Phemostiga(m): 5:13am On May 27, 2016
how does dis put food on our table
Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by koladebrainiac(m): 5:24am On May 27, 2016
Ambode is repositioning lagos state
Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by tbaba1234: 5:24am On May 27, 2016
jimharry21:
I don't know if this is supposed to be an achievement or failure? If Lagos population increases by 77 persons per hour it presupposes that other parts of the country decreases as well in certain extent causing underdevelopment in such areas. I think we should see this as a wake-up call to start spreading development to all parts of the Country not just few cities.

It is important that we develop other states to decongest Lagos..

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by greatgod2012(f): 5:42am On May 27, 2016
Lagos increases by 77 persons per hour? That's outrageous!

Then other towns/cities need to be developed too, in order to decongest Lagos. But the most unfortunate part of it all be is that, only God knows what is used to originate that city, even, our great grand children will still want to settle down in that Lagos, probably because the city was once the capital of the country.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by Pavore9: 5:43am On May 27, 2016
The economy of Lagos alone is bigger than many African countries......Lagos is a pacesetter.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by tbaba1234: 5:50am On May 27, 2016
Pavore9:
The economy of Lagos alone is bigger than many African countries......Lagos is a pacesetter.

If Lagos was a country, It will have the 7th highest GDP in Africa.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by Nobody: 5:51am On May 27, 2016
greatgod2012:
Lagos increases by 77 persons per hour? That's outrageous!

Then other towns/cities need to be developed too, in order to decongest Lagos. But the most unfortunate part of it all be is that, only God knows what is used to originate that city, even, our great grand children will still want to settle down in that Lagos, probably because the city was once the capital of the country.



True words!
Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by Pavore9: 5:54am On May 27, 2016
tbaba1234:


If Lagos was a country, It will have the 7th highest GDP in Africa.

That is huge. I just wish other cities in Nigeria would up their game.
Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by greatgod2012(f): 5:56am On May 27, 2016
Whathaveidone:


True words!



Even if other town/cities are developed, I doubt if they can be as congested as Lagos.
Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by greatgod2012(f): 6:02am On May 27, 2016
Pavore9:


That is huge. I just wish other cities in Nigeria would up their game.




Up their game, you said?
See, only God knows what's used to originate that city. Even if other cities are developed, I doubt if they can be as congested as Lagos.
Our great grand children will still want to settle down in that city.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by DaBullIT(m): 6:06am On May 27, 2016
Lagos and Lagosians are developing lagos

If you want development


Ask your governor ,
Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by Nobody: 6:07am On May 27, 2016
take it or leave it Yoruba people are very accommodating, can any one picture 77 persons moving to anambra or Kaduna per hour of cause not.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by tbaba1234: 6:08am On May 27, 2016
greatgod2012:


Even if other town/cities are developed, I doubt if they can be as congested as Lagos.

If there are economic activities, people will migrate. People will move to where there are jobs.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by Pavore9: 6:11am On May 27, 2016
greatgod2012:





Up their game, you said?
See, only God knows what's used to originate that city. Even if other cities are developed, I doubt if they can be as congested as Lagos.
Our great grand children will still want to settle down in that city.

If other cities are developed and offer equal opportunities, there would be less urge to migrate to Lagos. People would now have a choice to go visit Lagos to feel what life is like there and still go back to their base.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by ZUBY77(m): 6:13am On May 27, 2016
It's not rocket Science.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and Lagos is a multinational city developed by everybody.
So guess where everybody goes?

If Igbos Claim Lagos is theirs, let them make Enugu or Owerri the same as Lagos.
If Yorubas claim it belongs to them, Well Oshogbo is theirs too, they can go and replicate Lagos there.
Geographically, we know Lagos is in the South West, no doubt about that. It's their ancestral land.

But People only live where they have something. You don't live where you have nothing.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by OrlandoOwoh(m): 6:14am On May 27, 2016
Some people that work in Lagos come as far as Abeokuta, Ogun State. Eko o ni baje o.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by feldido(m): 6:34am On May 27, 2016
Me lagos Settlement? No
Business? Yes grin

PORT HARCOURT MY HOME cool
Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by tbaba1234: 7:13am On May 27, 2016
OrlandoOwoh:
Some people that work in Lagos come as far as Abeokuta, Ogun State. Eko o ni baje o.

If the railways are done, there will be more.
Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by ba7man(m): 7:45am On May 27, 2016
This mass migration has to reversed and discouraged fast.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by OrlandoOwoh(m): 8:04am On May 27, 2016
tbaba1234:


If the railways are done, there will be more.
Every night in Oshodi and Agege you see people on the roofs of trains heading to Ijoko, Ifo, Sagamu and Abeokuta in Ogun State.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by 989900B: 8:38am On May 27, 2016
OrlandoOwoh:
Some people that work in Lagos come as far as Abeokuta, Ogun State. Eko o ni baje o.

People live in Ibadan and work in Lagos.

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Re: Lagos Leads The List Of Africa’s Fastest-growing Cities by 989900B: 8:40am On May 27, 2016
If power generation and transmission laws are amended, and states like Ogun and Oyo can have constant power, that should decongest Lagos.

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