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geoworldedu:
If you are a family man and money remains 100k in your account in Lagos, you will be so scared, as in, your BP can rise.

100k ? If I have 500k I will start begging around already coz that's not even up to a month money. Lagos is freaking expensive honestly if not for insecurity I was already considering relocating to a less populated neighbourhood.

Ibadanfarmroad:
I was telling my friend yesterday that it was cheaper living in Poland than Lagos baba didnt believe, I lived in a so called village that is more developed and saner than Ikeja and Lekki for peanuts. Tyniec and its just few kilometers to the Almighty Kraków’s city center.
We Dey suffer for naija, Walahi.

Since government failed to offer low cost housing estate like in the past, greedy developers took advantage. yet we have various ministry of housing both federal and state, recieving billions yearly but nothing to show for it.

keemsleek:
At least ur state can't clean lagos ass. Full stop.

My state is clean, not smelling and affordable. No touts stoning cars for not giving them money. I was transferred from my state to Lagos, after staying just 2 years I ran back. Y'all need to travel to understand that Lagos is overrated

BennyDGreat:
He can't be paying more than 3500-5k USD.

What will he do with 12k USD house a month when no be family house.

He can cos it depends on the area and kind of house. you think he will settle for less. this superstars like expensive lifestyle when the money is there.

Odewaleadesoye:
“Lagos is super expensive. It is more expensive than Los Angeles. Aside from housing, every other thing in LA is not expensive. For instance, I am paying $12,000 monthly for my rent. Here you just pay your rent, and you’re good.”

I guess he means that he does not have to worry about generator, its fuel and intoxicating fumes as well as drinking water from shitty boreholes to have kwashiorkor potbelly.

All because we use unevolved tribalistic zoning and rotation to share the national cake of corruption at local, state and federal levels.

The federal government is not responsible for water supply in cities and towns. This is the responsibility of states.

InvertedHammer:
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It is by far better than Enugu.

500 gallons of water go for N20k. Multiply by 4 in a month, that's N80k. By extrapolation, that's N960k in a year on water alone. Why? Because the governor believes that clean and accessible water is the least of his worries. Yet they prance around like Enugu is Abuja even though the red muddy soil will have residents looking like they went tomb-raiding at night.

But then, considering where it was before Peter Mba, one can understand the accolades being that he moved the town from 16th Century to 17th Century but not anywhere near 20th Century. 21st Century is a stretch. EEDC? The worst of all.

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fergie001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v-F81hNTs

The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.”

While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added that treatment of waste water would eradicate any form of disease that may arise from it.

He said, “On waste water treatment, I will say that everyone digging borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water.’

https://punchng.com/video-everyone-digging-borehole-in-lekki-is-probably-drinking-shit-water-lagos-govt/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMABDJjbGNrAwAEK2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEewOd7728C0FSKQJNWar4yKRxNpNKt1owSlw47y57FKAux2QxvQL24Iu18rtw_aem_3kB5Sd2GjpdqjN6zFuIs7w

Ibehchizzy:
bro be serious 2k rents gets you studio sized rooms in LA

See below

Offpoint1:
100k abi 200k?

A family of 5 can't survive in Lagos with 400k salary, you'll be living hand to mouth

I intentionally didn't want to say 200k because of some poverty stinking people here who are very poor, yet support their oppressor. Even the 100k I mentioned, I have seen one poverty stricken guy telling me it's a lie. He is probably living in a village where fruits and cassava are available for free.

Odewaleadesoye:
“Lagos is super expensive. It is more expensive than Los Angeles..."



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we know bandit don enter Lagos! You guys don't want to have new family members in bush! Hence japa to US.

magoo10:
with the amenities there you will gladly pay the taxes

Amenities didn't come before taxes! Americans and all advanced countries paid for their improved livelihoods.......nigerians dont want to pay for anything.

magoo10:
Despite the fact that USA is more comfortable to live in with provided social amenities.
the majority of the incomes which should be felt by the masses goes directly to one man's pocket.

Into how many people's pockets does the money for Lagos state go, apart from the master planner? Abi why is the state unable to provide free education to all children, with well paid professional teachers

Lanrelagboi:
Lagos has now crossed the 3 Trillion Naira annual budget mark. Crossed 2 Trillion in 2024.

Memory Lane: the first full-year Lagos State budget (Year 2000) in the 4th Republic was in the region of 40-something billion Naira. And it was described as “unprecedented” back then.

Into how many people's pockets does the majority of Nigeria's incomes go, apart from the pockets of the master strategist in Aso Rock? The man who uses the money to bribe politicians into joining Oshiomole's Assembly of Past Criminals, APC

"I know of States that have received over 500 billion Naira from the Federal Government as palliative, but I have never received anything.

I think the reason I don't get it is because I'm not in APC.

-Dauda Lawal, Zamfara State Governor pic.twitter.com/QvfR8olibA

— Arewa Source (@Arewa_Source) February 17, 2026

Lagosians will disagree as they are slaves to the system.



They be screaming “Eko o ni baje” upandan with nothing to boast about.

The irony is that, same ones bear the brunt of the system but seems they just trapped in the system. They cannot demand better and just satisfied.

Lithiumite:
Amenities didn't come before taxes! Americans and all advanced countries paid for their improved livelihoods.......nigerians dont want to pay for anything.

Were Lagosians paying more taxes during the four fantabulously progressive UPN years of Jakande?
How much was oil then? What was the production of crude oil then

Have you heard of Stockholm syndrome before?



https://www.nairaland.com/post/125340351

Splashme:
The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Tuesday, said that the cancellation of the Lagos metroline project in 1985 was a major mistake and disservice to many Nigerians.

Jakande spoke in Lagos during the launch of a book which chronicled his life in politics and journalism.

The book, entitled, ‘Jakande: Leadership in Action’ is written by Dr. Bola Olaosebikan, who told the audience at the event that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was not responsible for the cancellation of the project.

Jakande said, “Reflecting on the metroline project, I think it is a major disservice to many Nigerians. Imagine how many people would have benefitted. It would have made life easier and changed the face of transport in Lagos. Whoever cancelled it or gave the advice towards its cancellation didn’t do right.”

The former governor asked Nigerians not to vote for unserious leaders in the coming polls, saying the elections presented Nigerians with a good opportunity that should not be squandered.

Expressing the hope that Nigeria would soon overcome its developmental challenges, Jakande said hope would be actualised faster if credible people emerged as leaders in the next dispensation.

He said, “This book comes at a very auspicious time in Nigeria’s history as we need leaders who can act. We need leaders who would not compromise the standards of good governance. God has blessed this nation the most in Africa, although we have not reached where we should be; with the right leaders, Nigeria would overcome its challenges.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/cancelling-metroline-a-major-mistake-jakande/

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eluquenson:
REVISITING SOME OF THE LATEEF JAKANDE'S GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS FROM OCTOBER 1979 TO DECEMBER 1983 (FOUR YEARS AND 3 MONTHS) IN LAGOS STATE

* His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.

* His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.

* His government built the Lagos State Television

* His government built the Lagos Radio

* His government built Lagos State University

* His government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care.

* His government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education.

* His government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.

* His government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.

* His government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.

* His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.

* His government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day.

* His government constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced Epe/Ijebu-Ode Road, Oba Akran Avenue, Toyin Street, Town Planning Way, Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road, Idimu-Iba-LASU Road, the new secretariat road and several others.

* His government constructed Victoria Island/Epe Road and thereby creating an ‘oil rig’ for Lagos State.

* His government established Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works.

* His government established Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with provision of street lights.

* His government modernized, expanded and commissioned Onikan Stadium in 1982.

* His government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world.

* His government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979).

* His government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with the maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms.

* In July 1983, two commercial passenger boats christened "Baba Kekere and Itafaji" to run the Mile 2 - Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services.

* His government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980

* His government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals).

* His government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank.

*His government established LASACO Insurance.

*His government expanded existing market and built new ones.

*His government established Traditional Medicine Board.

WHO SAYS 4 YEARS IN OFFICE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR MEANINGFUL ACHIEVEMENTS?

IT'S A FACT THAT 90% OF GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA SINCE 1999 WITH REVENUES AT THEIR DISPOSAL CANNOT BOAST OF A QUARTER OF THESE ACHIEVEMENTS EVEN WITHIN THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE.

Make una leave Lagos for us
We birth here grew here and hustle tight here
If you like go to CA
Time will always tell

Real Estate is atrociously overvalued in Lagos! The garbage in these so called high-brow areas are so overvalued that it makes no sense. Majority of the people that can purchase them also happen to be politicians and their families, all using stolen money of course.

43Ronin:
I see ordinary, unattractive, unfurnished houses going for 1.2 billion in lekki and I am like so I will carry $1.2 million dollars to buy rubbish Of which from that millions of dollars I will buy a new house outright for $450k then invest the remaining in stock market where my interest will be compounded. Corruption has destroyed the economy of Lagos. Worst of it all, lagosnis dirty and smelling

njokuuche77:
It’s not as simple as “people don’t want to pay tax.” The bigger issue is that even when revenue is generated, the system often doesn’t translate it into reliable public services. That gap in accountability is why citizens still end up funding basic infrastructure privately.

Unfortunately it is.

Nigeria's tax to gdp ratio is way below the global standard, and way below the African standard.

Ghana is a country some people say better pass NIgeria. Ghana has a tax to gdp of 25%. Nigeria's own never pass 15%. And Ghana has the same issues with corruption and accountability as we do. (Spend some time on Ghana reddit. You go think say na Nigeria site you be)>

Also, when most of the population both rich and poor is not paying tax, they won't care about how tax money is spent, and that means they won;t pay attention and hold their government officials accountable.

Most Nigerians want to be like Saudi, with the flawed idea that oil money from 1.3 million bpd can give us the good life, when it cant. (Saudi also has a massive corruption problem...again because most saudis don't pay tax, and most don't care).

If you want your government to work, tax , and doing the hard work of holding them to account will work. Otherwise, nothing will change. The same thing you are complaining about, is what they said in the 1980's and even back in the 1960's.

I thought that bobo Chicago don arrange lagos na

Lithiumite:
Amenities didn't come before taxes! Americans and all advanced countries paid for their improved livelihoods.......nigerians dont want to pay for anything.

the ones they have been paying what is there to show for?
The kind of money embezzled by one corrupt politician cannot encourage Nigerians so you guys should stop cajoling the hardworking Nigeria people.

N15,600,000 per month on rent alone, even if everything else is free, it will be unreasonable to say Lagos is more expensive.

This is one is posting trash for more clicks.
I'm currently in LA , Pasadena to be exact.
It's super expensive. Fuel is more than 6 dollars per gallon for regular unleaded. Premium gad is even more.
Rent is super crazy and taxes will make you run away from here.
It's beautiful with very nice weather but ain't no way I'm living here.

anonimi:
Were Lagosians paying more taxes during the four fantabulously progressive UPN years of Jakande?
How much was oil then? What was the production of crude oil then

Have you heard of Stockholm syndrome before?



https://www.nairaland.com/post/125340351




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The very reason Nigeria is in the economic mess its in right now,you ate away your surplus without investing in your society......if that same jakande you always love to refer to had insisted on building a good tax administration system,lagos would have been far more wealthy and more sustainable than it is right now......sanwo olu wouldn't still be bothered about building roads or schools.
Till date nigeria's total tax revenue is still at an abysmal 13% of gdp below the WB and IMF recommended 15% minimum,one ofvthe lowest in africa and you expect world class social amenities.

Compare the population now to what was in jakande era sanwo olu needs to cater for over 20m people with same space and limited resources and how much revenue the country was making considering the value of the naira at the time.....majority lagosians over 80% pay no taxes to govt.

magoo10:
the ones they have been paying what is there to show for?
The kind of money embezzled by one corrupt politician cannot encourage Nigerians so you guys should stop cajoling the hardworking Nigeria people.

Which ones have been collected by govt in the past,just mention one and apart from lagos which other state has any semblance of a proper tax administration system for citizens.....land use charge in ogun state is almost zero except maybe for the industries and the citizens expect best roads and other social amenities.

43Ronin:
I see ordinary, unattractive, unfurnished houses going for 1.2 billion in lekki and I am like so I will carry $1.2 million dollars to buy rubbish Of which from that millions of dollars I will buy a new house outright for $450k then invest the remaining in stock market where my interest will be compounded. Corruption has destroyed the economy of Lagos. Worst of it all, lagosnis dirty and smelling

Which kind house you think say 450k go buy for Yankee? Boys Quarters? 🤔

Lithiumite:
The very reason Nigeria is in the economic mess its in right now,you ate away your surplus without investing in your society......if that same jakande you always love to refer to had insisted on building a good tax administration system,lagos would have been far more wealthy and more sustainable than it is right now......sanwo olu wouldn't still be bothered about building roads or schools.
Till date nigeria's total tax revenue is still at an abysmal 13% of gdp below the WB and IMF recommended 15% minimum,one ofvthe lowest in africa and you expect world class social amenities.

Compare the population now to what was in jakande era sanwo olu needs to cater for over 20m people with same space and limited resources and how much revenue the country was making considering the value of the naira at the time.....majority lagosians over 80% pay no taxes to govt.

How did he eat Lagos' surplus by employing teachers and building schools to educate children like Fashola free in Birch Freeman High School, Surulere?

Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode, Sanwo-Olu are the ones who are eating Lagos money instead of investing in human capital and other things for a brighter future. Awon ajenirun lasan lasan!!!

anonimi:
Ratio of public to private schools in Lagos State is one to 22 ― Commissioner
September 4, 2022

The Lagos State government has said the ratio of public to private schools at both primary and secondary school levels in the state is one to 22.

The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, gave the revelation in her remark at the 2022 edition of the Total School Support Seminar Exhibition (TOSSE) held at Oregun in Ikeja between Thursday and Friday.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/ratio-of-public-to-private-schools-in-lagos-state-is-one-to-22-%E2%80%95-commissioner/

Wotowotoman:
Which kind house you think say 450l go buy for Yankee? Boys Quarters? 🤔

no dey put mouth for wetin you no sabi.
Below is a house in Houston TX. Its even expensive because its newly constructed. Notice the space for front with a 2 car garage (so you can actually park 4 cars in front)and space at the back. Thats probably a 2 and half plot there.

43Ronin:
My state is clean, not smelling and affordable. No touts stoning cars for not giving them money. I was transferred from my state to Lagos, after staying just 2 years I ran back. Y'all need to travel to understand that Lagos is overrated

Story, mention ur state. Travel to where in nigeria again. Just mention your state.

oyeb15:
From Lagos u made that money that took you to LA and the one u are spending there.

When that LA send u back to Nigeria, I wish Lagos state government deport you back to your village where u truly belong.

So what is making you to be angry with him now that you wish him to be deported to his village ?... Did he insult Lagos state or the Governor or it's people?...He only said things are more expensive there..and you are angry

Dude is paying rent of 12k dollars a month and he is saying Lagos is more expensive than LA. 12k dollars is 16.2 million naira. You're paying 16 million naira monthly on rent in LA and saying Lagos is more expensive than LA.

njokuuche77:
It’s not as simple as “people don’t want to pay tax.” The bigger issue is that even when revenue is generated, the system often doesn’t translate it into reliable public services. That gap in accountability is why citizens still end up funding basic infrastructure privately.

bigger issue is not just generation of taxes. to the government. everybody get generator but the problem that persist is why is there still people who cant buy i pass my neighbour generator. ask yourself and then reflect on the bigger issues you mentioned.... havent been told how smaller countries and even economy enjoy these things i dont expect you to still take the TAX pov. but then sorry to tell you that rich men dont pay tax. they evade tax more than agbero wey sabi road.

njokuuche77:
The truth is that in Lagos, you're practically your own government. You provide your own electricity, security, water, waste disposal, and sometimes even road access to your area. Yet you're still paying taxes and various levies. By the time you add all these hidden costs together, living in Lagos can feel far more expensive than the figures on paper suggest. The difference is that in places like the US, many of these services are already built into the system, so you're mostly focused on your regular bills rather than constantly paying extra to compensate for failed public infrastructure

u are wise

manitobor:
Lagos is an overhyped, stinking garbage dump/slum.

Epileptic power supply, terrible flooding when it rains, touts and beggars, stinking, etc. Glorified sh1thole.

Lagos is tough here like every other Nigeria city but not the terribly gory picture you are trying to paint.
Abi make people pack come your village ni?