Pls turn to BBC2 now, and watch a documentary on Lagos!

Just wondering what nigerians have done to BBC that they have suddenly developed so much interest in Nigeria

First it was Blood and Oil now this

I tire men

Watching it now, me sef tire!

Thats so unfair! Why are they showing dump sites?

Watching. . .

Is this the real Lagos or not?

How dare you ask that question? 

The BBC aka the west is supposed to IGNORE the rubbish piles , and focus on showing pictures of VI, Ikoyi and all the nice places. Those who live in and thrive on dumpsters being filled are not humans worth showing or giving airtime since they do not represent the image we would rather the world focus on.

I love Nigeria more than anyone else, and since these people "rodents" do not fit into my picture of Nigeria's reality, I say they do not love Nigeria and are not Nigerians. BBC should stop showing non Nigerians as Nigerians. In fact, BBC should stop creating pictures of dumping grounds claiming they are in Nigeria. I mean have you ever seen people in dumpsters in Nigeria? NO, so why should the BBC make up such a lie?

@Kobo: Lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

That thief was lucky he was caught when the cameras were there.

This is some powerful TV man. Really Powerful.

Dump has been good to Eric lol

What a very beautiful programme.

Despite the hardships, I was encouraged by the dump and cattle worker's  :

- sense of purpose
- Unity
- hard work
- trust
- team work


These are people who work hard to make a living and feed their families. They have chosen not to steal despite the abject poverty.

Compare that to the Chavs and spoilt brats here in the UK who leech off the DOLE system ,while people like us work like donkeys to pay the tax that will support their lazy life styles.

GOD Bless Nigeria.

MY GOD See lagos. Why are they showing this parts

Just finished watching the last twenty minutes of it. But why do they keep showing only the bad places of Lagos! Anyway The dump was really good to Eric. I like the commitment of the dump guys to had work rather than doing something evil.

It wasn't that bad was it?

Too often these types of people are ignored by the Nigerian media who only like to focus on the super rich or celebrities. I think it is good that the BBC focused on these types because not only do they make up the majority of Lagosians, they are also the most honest and hard working diligent people in the city. Unlike the Super rich who are most times crooks or people who have attained the wealth through dubious means or by mistreating others.

From the very little education I got in my life, I kind of deduced that the BBC said this Welcome to Lagos is a series.

So can the "Sweep-it-under-the-carpet-so-that-we-are-not-disgraced" keep quiet for now and see what the other episodes of the series would contain?

i dint get 2 watch it!

EloSela:

It wasn't that bad was it?

Too often these types of people are ignored by the Nigerian media who only like to focus on the super rich or celebrities. I think it is good that the BBC focused on these types because not only do they make up the majority of Lagosians, they are also the most honest and hard working diligent people in the city. Unlike the Super rich who are most times crooks or people who have attained the wealth through dubious means or by mistreating others.

I'm not a big fan of the bash the Western media campaign but my cynical side makes me feel there is a certain ghoulish delight many Brits have in showing Nigeria in a negative light. You talked about the Nigerian media always showing the positive but this BBC documentary doesn't redress this because its audience is a mainly British audience who already have the worst impressions, often comical, of how Nigeria is.

Something is wrond in somebody's head.

Talking about Lagos and all they can show is a dump site? A dump site exists every where in the world - including America- scavengers go there to pick re usable items for sale - big deal?

Is a dump site and people who work on it all that makes up Lagos?

@4Play

Well if you go on twitter and Digital spy most of the white Brits who watched the program are praising the Nigerians because of the program showed them hard at work and pursuing their dreams. The Nigerians on twitter on the other hand are complaining because Lekki and VI weren't shown.

In my opinion there is no point in showing the rich Nigerians in Lekki and Vi when they are the minority as that does not represent Lagos.

@labiyemmy:

Something is wrond in somebody's head.

Talking about Lagos and all they can show is a dump site? A dump site exists every where in the world - including America- scavengers go there to pick re usable items for sale - big deal?

Is a dump site and people who work on it all that makes up Lagos?

whole communities live on that dump site. They don't just work there.

The question is this:

Is a mere dump site in Ojota a balanced representation of the whole of Lagos?

Yes there are people living on landfills in Lagos, Nigeria. So what exactly is the producer of the show trying to tell us?

Well if you wish to contribute.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/2010/04/welcome-to-lagos-itll-defy-you.shtml

Who cares about the rich Lagos.

This is what we want to see, the real Lagos.

Nope, its a 3-part programme. They'll probably finish with the affluent part.

I loved that Orji guy.

Very charming and funny. Trying his best to provide for his family and appears to treat his wife with basic respect, obviously loves his kids.

His English is far better than I would have expected. He also has skill in working the camera, he engages it with his witty remarks: "When the $ is down, the price goes down. When the $ is up, the price goes up. The only difference between me and people that work in the stockmarket is the suit and the tie, and the fyyyyne shoes". LWKMD Crazy guy.

ok - lets say noone care about the rich people, but is a dump site a true picture of Lagos?

If someone shows a documentary of a dump site and scavengers in America and call is America- what will you guys say?

Is it true they said "slums constitute 3/4 of Lagos"

Also here is a quote from the blog
"Nigeria, and Lagos in particular, seems to have a terrible reputation in Britain."

I wonder why. *rolleyes*

Another quote
"Everyone thinks of it as a noisy, dirty, dangerous city, probably because all we ever hear about it on the news is the corruption, religious violence, and dodgy email scams. I was convinced there was more to it than that, which is why four of us were heading out there for such a long period of time."

And guess where they went as soon as they arrived? From their hotel straight to a slum. How condesending and patronising.

EloSela:

@4Play

Well if you go on twitter and Digital spy most of the white Brits who watched the program are praising the Nigerians because of the program showed them hard at work and pursuing their dreams. The Nigerians on twitter on the other hand are complaining because Lekki and VI weren't shown.

In my opinion there is no point in showing the rich Nigerians in Lekki and Vi when they are the minority as that does not represent Lagos.

There is absolutely NO WAY you would watch that programme and not admire the diligence, spirit, community harmony and charm of the people featured.

It was an uplifting programme in the midst of nothing.

@labiyemmy:

ok - lets say noone care about the rich people, but is a dump site a true picture of Lagos?

If someone shows a documentary of a dump site and scavengers in America and call is America- what will you guys say?

abi o
like some homeless people invading dumpsters at KFC and beggars littered all over Washington DC parks right next to the white house,is that a true representation of the USA?

Where is NTA or AIT-

Let them go to America- film a dump site, show it as a documentary and let people use it to make up their minds about America.

0hsisi:

abi o
like some homeless people invading dumpsters at KFC and beggars littered all over Washington DC parks right next to the white house,is that a true representation of the USA?

I think they erred in the title because it appears the programme is a focus ONLY on the slums of Lagos.