RedBeauty:
Worst city ke
Who do poll

Lagos all day everyday baby if them like let it be dumping ground for waste : fact still remains it is the heart of naija ..

Hiroto:
I love lagos state nd even the devil cannot change my mind sef

Sheggy13:

Some of these white people that come up with these useless statistics are just plain dumb. I was taking the report serious until I came across this quote as their reason for such poor ranking of Lagos: "Continued threats from groups like Boko Haram acts as a constraint to improving stability in Lagos". Please how does Boko Haram that hold sway in far away North-Eastern part of the country have any kind of direct effect on Lagos? Instead of our people to read and question the objectivity of this report, they see as an opportunity to instigate a tribal war and bash Yorubas like Lagos is solely occupied by Yorubas. Really unfortunate.

saintkel:
Wen they said Onitsha was a dirty city, d children of hate stormed d thread to insult Anambra n its people. Now see where u r, it pays not to hate.

ruggedised:
can imagine if it was SE state. sophisticated Afonjas for storm this thread with their insults and bitterness

ooshinibos:

how can you love a city that has no electricity, no drainage system , no transport hub to mention a few , how ?? ..you must have not ventured out of Nigeria ..and you are the reasons why we have berated politicians ..because they know Nigerians love miscreant and demonic leaders . dEVIL DOES NOT NEED TO CHANGE YOUR MIND , he has already got your mind :-) ..suffering and smilling

segcymoor:
Yeah..born and bread in Lagos


------- They must be mad

RedBeauty:
Worst city ke
Who do poll

Lagos all day everyday baby if them like let it be dumping ground for waste : fact still remains it is the heart of naija ..

Ajibel:
Many bigots would miss this part



Lagos scored highest in culture and environment, followed by infrastructure. It scored lowest in stability.

Goldenheart:
Ranked by haters. ...

michaelandre:
let me get something straight last time I check the economy of slums in Lagos is bigger and better than the whole igboland put together

michaelandre:
go and ask nnamdi KANU y he choosed to stay in a Lagos hotel than go to aba that is how u will know

michaelandre:
the least school in Lagos is better than the best school in igboland. so stop those lies

Sheggy13:

But I thought your people claim to develop Lagos and that it is a no-man's land. So because a negative report with a baseless reason of Boko haram causing instability was given against Lagos, you now remember it's meant for the Afonjas. You people and inconsistency.

uzolexis:


Lol. You are the one who lacks comprehension and understanding cos you are in a hurry to label pple bigots. I see someone has explained to you what the statement you referred to meant. I hope you understand now.

Ajibel:


Well, maybe you are one of the bigots on NL I refer to that would jump at any news that seems to portray Lagos in a bad light

uzolexis:



I don't need to jump at any news, Lagos is a verrrryyyyyyy horrible city. I was born and grew up in Lagos but I studied in Umuahia and served in Ibadan and those cities are way better than Lagos as well as many other cities in Nigeria. Lagos is for mad pple,If the life span of the average Nigerian is 50 the lifespan of the average Lagosian is 25.

EVENTSPRO:

Steve Ayorinde, Lagos State Commissioner for Information, could not be reached for comments last night as phone calls and text messages to his mobile number yielded no response..



If na u be d commissioner u go respond?

Ajibel:


Lol

Everyone cant like Lagos. I grew up in Anambra and thought it to be the best place to live in due to the hustling spirit in Onitsha but after i left for Lagos about 5 years ago, I have come to Love Lagos; it's madness, hustle and struggle, crazy lifestyle and whatever has made Lagos, Lagos.

Asides that, one thing I have noticed in NL is how some folks wish everything bad to Lagos, they want to hear the bad sides of Lagos and that's what informed my post about what the bigots would miss.

Apart from Lagos, I cant live in any other SW state. I've been to Ogun, Osun and Oyo (my state of origin) and those places are a No for me, but someone like you might like the place.

uzolexis:

I guess you like crazy, I don't, I like peace and quiet, places like Enugu, Umuahia, Asaba, Benin, Abeokuta, Ibadan are my kind of place.

Lilimax:
All these rankings sef The Economist Intelligence Unit? Who are they ?

lexyclasy:
And if you feel is the heart of Naija.....thats exactly how they rate Naija....so dont cry...people like you who doesnt accept mistakes or ready to learn are the ones that contributed for Naija failures...Now lets go this way and see how the inedx is faulty
1.stability-did we ever arrest Boko haram terrorists in Lagos, did boko haram terrorist ever issue threats to Lagos severally, did Niger delta militants ever issue threats to Lagos severally, Do we have a well coordinated long standing militant group at Arepo near Lagos, how many aerial survelance choppers do we have in lagos, how do we get response from security agents e.g at 1am is it quick or aftermath, how accessible and unique numbering is our street for effective response, how effective is our insurance scheme for humans and properties
2.Healthcare-Lets be serious for ourselves do we have efficient medical unit for the over 80% population of Lagosians who are mostly lower/middle class, are they affordable if any, do we have healthcare insurance for the cadre of people we are talking about, how effective is primary and secondary healthcare that suppose to be free for this cadre of people or even minimal charges
3.Environment-Be the judge here, even you knows that Lagos is overcrowded and dirty mostly mainland, YABA area leading to Akoka,APAPA, Ikotun, Ketu, Bariga, Mile1-12, Oshodi, Aje,Agege/Pencenima, Iju/Ishaga don't tell me Lagos is only V/I, Lekki, Ikoyi, Part of Ikeja, the greater part of Lagos is a mess and eyesore to say the least, cost of leaving like accommodation is still high in Lagos unless at a rejected area,look at our water bodies and drainage very dirty and smelling, harbours of mosquitoes, cholera, dysentery etc we should avoid dumping refuse in water during rain to avoid drainage blocks
4.Infrastructure-We still have a lot to do for infrastructure to be simultaneous to the growing population....in my own opinion for them to even rate Lagos high for infra doesn't mean they have pass mark i stand with analysis of NAIRALAND poster NoreenUG....Lagos traffic alone can give you a nightmare it doesn't mean that we have more vehicles in Lagos than NY its because no adequate road network/Interchange in Lagos, No pipe borne water in Lagos, no metro rail link in Lagos, no efficient sea transport in Lagos, no steady power supply in Lagos despite huge business compliant friendly,
5.Culture-Not much to talk about even though we have minimal uncultured lifestyle like gay, diabolism, drug cartel etc
6.Education-We have a lot to do here to harmonize the teaming population explosion witnessing daily in Lagos still have leaking roofs and decay school building in Lagos environment which does not suppose to be so in a place like Lagos, Lack of teaching aids, we are not talking about the same schools in Lekki, V/I, IKOYI etc which are mostly private and highly exorbitant not for lower/middle class population
My conclusion, if we want Lagos to be rank in the committees of great cities let us consider the indexes very important and work towards attaining those height you cannot underscore the fact that the aforementioned cities worth it such as Vancouver, Toronto, Melbourne, London, Paris, Tokyo, Vienna, Swiss etc Let us not develop the habit of criticism rather see it as a yard stick and avenue to use it and improve our living standard however if the condition is better it still we that will enjoys it not the raters nothing good like a nice place to live

chosen6:
In the voice of Nnamdi Kanu.......***Lagos is the heart of darkness*****

uzolexis:

I guess you like crazy, I don't, I like peace and quiet, places like Enugu, Umuahia, Asaba, Benin, Abeokuta, Ibadan are my kind of place.