TOURISM IN LAGOS

Lagos State

Lagos State was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of States Decree No. 14 of 1967
which restructured Nigeria’s Federation into 12 States. Prior to this, Lagos Municipality
was administered as a Federal Territory by the Federal Government through the Federal
Ministry of Lagos Affairs as the regional authority, while the Lagos City Council
governed the City of Lagos. Equally, the Metropolitan areas (Colony Province) of Ikeja,
Agege, Mushin, Ojo, Ikorodu, Epe, and Badagry were then administered by the Western
Region Government. The State took off as an administrative entity on April 11, 1968
with Lagos Island serving the dual role of being the State and Federal Capital
respectively.

However, with the creation of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja in 1976, Lagos
ceased to be the capital of the State, as this was moved to Ikeja. Similarly, with the
formal relocation of the seat of the Federal Government to Abuja on 12 th December,
1991, Lagos ceased to be Nigeria’s political capital. Nevertheless, Lagos remains the
nation’s economic and commercial capital. According to extant political records, “Lagos
is to the people of Nigeria, what the head is to the body of an individual”

Location and Extent

The State is located on the South–Western part of Nigeria, on the narrow plain of the
Bight of Benin. Lying approximately on longitude 20 42’E and 32 2’E respectively, and
between latitude 60 22’N and 60 2’N, Lagos State is bounded in the North and East by
Ogun State of Nigeria, in the West by Republic of Benin, and stretches over 180
kilometers along the Guinea Coast of the Bight of Benin on the Atlantic Ocean. Its
territorial extent and political jurisdiction encompasses the city of Lagos and the four
administrative divisions of Ikeja, Ikorodu, Epe and Badagry collectively referred to as
IBILE and covering an area of 358,862 hectares or 3,577 sq. km. which represents 0.4%
of Nigeria’s territorial land mass of 923,773 sq. km.
Relief

The dominant vegetation of the State is the swamp forest of the fresh water and
mangrove swamp forests, both of which are influenced by the double rainfall pattern of
the state, which makes the environment a wetland region. Generally, the State has two
climatic seasons: Dry (November-March) and Wet (April-October). The drainage system
of the State is characterized by a maze of lagoons and waterways, which constitutes about
22% or 787 sq. km. (75.755 hectares) of the State’s territory. The major water bodies are
the Lagos and Lekki Lagoons, Yewa, Ogun, Oshun, and Kweme Rivers. Others are
Ologe Lagoon, Kuramo Waters, and Badagry, Five Cowries and Omu Creeks
respectively.

Demography

Lagos State is the smallest state in Nigeria yet, it has the highest urban population, which
is 27.4 % of the national estimate (UN-Habitat). According to the 2006 National Census,
Lagos State has a population of 9,013,534 in relation to the National count of
140,003,542. However, based on the UN-Habitat and international development
agencies’ estimates, Lagos State is said to have about 24.6 million inhabitants in 2015. Of
this population, Metropolitan Lagos accounts for over 85% on an area that is 37% of the
land area of the State, and the fact that Lagos population is growing 10 times faster than
that of New York and Los Angeles, and more than the population of 32 African nations
combined, the State population is expected to hit the 35 million mark in 2020.
Definition of Tourism
There are a number of ways tourism can be defined, and for this reason, the United
Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) embarked on a project from 2005 to
2007 to create a common glossary of terms for tourism. It defines tourism as follows:
Tourism is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of
people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or
business/professional purposes. These people are called visitors (which may be either
tourists or excursionists; residents or non-residents) and tourism has to do with their
activities, some of which imply tourism expenditure (United Nations World Tourism
Organization, 2008).
Considering this definition, one can see that tourism is not just the movement of people
for a number of purposes (whether business or pleasure), but the overall agglomeration of
activities, services, and involved sectors that make up the unique tourist experience.
Lagos and Tourism
Lagos, like many cities had a fair share of tourism. Also, it is a city that faces many
challenges and those challenges are large because of its immense size and rapid growth
which could be attributed to its tourism potential.  Physical Geography also plays a role,
as Lagos has been limited in where it can grow because it originally grew next to a
lagoon with rivers and lake which limits its growth to the East.
Lagos State Ministry of Tourism
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism and Inter-Governmental Relations is the state
government ministry, charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement the
state policies on tourism and inter-governmental relations.
Responsibilities of Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture
1. Initiate, formulate, execute, monitor and evaluate policies relating to Tourism, Arts
and Culture.
2. Promotion of investment in hotels and development of tourism projects.
3. Tourism promotion and information dissemination.
4. Establishment of tourism development fund.
5. Hotel licensing, relations with tourism related institutions, tourism research and
development. Conducting tourism and hospitality training.
6. Relations with and regulation of tour operators and travel agents within the State.
7. Registration, classification and regulation of tourism establishments (Hotels, Motels,
Inns. Restaurants, etc)
Monitoring of private sector tourism project implementation and development.
Liaison with Federal Ministry of Tourism as well as International Organizations.
Registration, classification and regulation of places of entertainment and recreation such
as night clubs, pool betting and gaming machines.
Tourist Attractions and Monuments in Lagos
Lagos State is a tourist haven of Nigeria’s over 700 km Atlantic sandy beaches, the State
has the majority with its 180 km coconut-fringed Atlantic littoral which consists of
several beaches rising to about 20 between Badagry in the west and Lekki in the east.
Foremost among the State’s beaches, which are glittering beauty of its aquatic splendour,
are the following:
Bar Beach, Victoria Island                       Atlas Cove, Apapa
Lekki Beach                                                Light House, Apapa
Maiyegun, Victoria Island                        Kuramo Waters, Victoria Island
Alpha Beach, Eti-Osa                                Hermitage Resort, Tiye, Ibeju-Lekki
Whispering Palms Resort, Iworo            Ibeshe, Ikorodu
Eleko/Akodo, Ibeju-Lekki                         Suntan Resort, Sapo, Badagry
Tarkwa Bay, Apapa                                   Topo Island, Badagry
Ogogoro Island                                          Eko Tourist Beach Resort, Akodo
Snake Island, Apapa                                  Gbethrome, Badagry
5 Divisions of the State                             Monuments of different shades
La Campagne Tropicana Resort,
Okun Folu

Aside the above, the State is a tourist delight with regard to its historical and cultural
engagements with early European explorers, merchants and innovators thus resulting in
several monumental masterpieces including but not limited to the following:
Ikeja Tourist Sites
 Lagos State Government Secretariat Ikeja House, Alausa, Ikeja
 Lagos State House of Assembly Complex, [Parliament Building] Alausa, Ikeja
 Lagos Television and Radio Lagos/Eko F.M., Agidingbi Ikeja
 Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja [Hub of aviation in West Africa]
 LASU Ethnography Museum, Oba Ogunji Road, Ogba, Agege
 Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau, PSSDC Road, Magodo, Kosofe
 Statue of Lagos Idejo Chiefs – megacity’s traditional land gentry
 Third Mainland Bridge/Outer Ring Road Complex
 Isheri/River Ogun – Cradle of Awori and Lagos indigenous population
Badagry Tourist Sites
 First Storey Building in Nigeria, – constructed by the CMS [Anglican Mission] in
1845
 Ologe Forest Reserve, Ologe, Ilogbo, off Badagry Expressway
 Relics of Slave Trade, Badagry-Mobee Compound, Seriki Abass Slave
Barraccoon [1847]; Boeko, Boekoh Quarters, Vlekete Slave Market, Posukoh
Quarters – Badagry where the Lander Brothers were tried in 1825
 Palace of De Wheno Aholu [King] Menu Toyi 1, Akran of Badagry, Jegba
Quarters
 Agia Cenotaph, Badagry – site where Christianity was first preached in Nigeria in
1842
 Nigeria – Benin Republic International Border, Seme, Badagry
 Ogu Toplisen Shrine, Hunto Quarters, Badagry – where Badagry Monarchs
[Aholu] are crowned
 Trade Fair Complex, Ojo [site of annual Lagos International Trade Fair]
 Tomb of George Fremingo, [1620] alias Huntokonu, first slave merchant in
Badagry
 Early Missionaries’ Cemetery [1845], Hospital Road, Ahovikoh Quarters,
Badagry
 Lagos State University, [LASU], Ojo
 Ogu Stately Drums [Sato] introduced in 1543 – Akarakumo
 Nigeria – French Language Village, Badagry, Inter-University Centre for French
Language Studies
 Badagry Museum [Old British District Officer’s Building], Marina, Badagry
 Atlantic Slave Route/Port [Badagry – Marina and Gberefu Beach]
 Whispering Palms [Recreation Resort], Iworo
Ikorodu Tourist Sites
 Palace of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu,
 Iledi Oshugbo Abalaiye Ikorodu: sacred groove for the installation of Ikorodu
Kings
 Egbin Thermal Station, Egbin, largest thermal power facility in Africa [home to
Lagos Independent Power Project]
 Ikorodu Lighter Port Terminal, lpakodo
 Ijede Warm Springs
 Cradoo Lake Waterfront, Ipakodo and Ibeshe
 Voice of Nigeria [VON] Transmitting Station, Ikorodu
  Lagos State Polytechnic, Odogunyan, Ikorodu
Lagos Tourist Sites
 lga Idunganran, Isale-Eko, – Official residence of the Oba [King] of Lagos since
1670
 Brazilian Quarters [Campos] — Home to Hispanic returnees and Brazilian
architecture
 Lagos Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos
 Tinubu Square – Nigeria’s premier CBD and hub of commercial/financial services
 National Theatre, lganmu, Lagos – Nigeria’s ‘Cultural Village’ and centre of arts
 Lagos Central Mosque, Nnamdi Azikwe St., Tinubu, Lagos – Seat of Islamic
activities
 National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos – Nigeria’s Premier ‘Sports City’ Teslim
Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
 Tafawa Balewa Square, Race Course – National Ceremonial Parade Ground,
1863-1991
 Nigeria Conservation Centre, Igbo-Efon, Eti-Osa
 Enu Owa Shrine, Isale Eko – Where Lagos Monarchs are crowned
 Apapa/Tin Can Island Ports Complex – Hub of Nigeria’s maritime/shipping
industry
 Old Federal Parliament Building, Race Course, Lagos
 Old Colonial Nigeria Secretariat, Marina Lagos
 Old Glover’s Hausa Guard Mosque [Obalende Central Mosque], Obalende, Lagos
 Holy Cross Cathedral — Cradle and seat of the Roman Catholic Mission in
Nigeria
 Cathedral Church of Christ — Seat of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican
Communion
Epe Tourist Sites
 Youth Rehabilitation and Development Centre, Ita-Oko Island, Epe
 Agricultural Training Institute, Araga, Epe
 Relics of Brazilian Architecture and Atlantic Slave Trade, Lekki Town
 Eko Tourist Beach Resort, Akodo, Ibeju-Lekki
 Lekki Rest House: Confinement Home of Nigeria’s first Opposition Leader
 Recreation Centre, Epe, Marina
 Lagos State University [LASU], Epe Campus
 Murtala Mohammed Botanical Garden, Epe
 Lekki Free Trade Zone Complex
Centre for Rural Development’s [CERUD] Complex and Botanical Garden, Igbodu, Epe
Importance of Tourism in Lagos
The most important feature of activities related to the tourism sector is that they
contribute to three high-priority goals of development of any state or nation i.e. the
generation of income, employment, and foreign-exchange earnings.
1. Foreign Exchange Earnings: tourism is an important source of foreign currency for
state such as Lagos State. Over the past few years, tourism has been one of the fastest-
growing sectors in Lagos and Nigeria as a whole therefore tourism is one of the
leading earner of foreign exchange for the state.
2. Tool for Economic growth: tourism is a tool for economic growth and stability.
Tourism is very important to Lagos because it will help to improve her gross domestic
product, by increasing production and creating a good environment for foreign
investors.
3. Creates employment for other industries: Tourism has the potential of creating
employment for other industries such as transportation and mining and extraction
industry. Tourisms in Lagos has a positive impact on the transportation system of
Lagos state.
4. Tourism creates thousands of jobs opportunities:
5. A medium of culture exchange and mingling: Tourism has helped in planting a
sense of cultural exchange between foreigners and citizens.
6. Boosts the revenue of the State: tourism has helped to boost the gross domestic
product thereby increasing the revenue of the state.
7. Promote the development of the infrastructures of the State: tourism has been a
catalyst for infrastructural development in areas where there are influx of tourist and
Lagos state is no exception.

Problem of Tourism in Lagos

1. Poor Infrastructure: For tourism to thrive in Lagos, some factors must be in place
such as good roads, constant electricity and even potable water. Lagos has problems in all
three. If the roads are bad, movement will be hindered. Besides, many of the popular
tourist sites are located in less developed areas of the state that lack these basic
infrastructures. The lack of such basic amenities will discourage potential tourists.
International tourists concern themselves with accommodation and there are fewer hotels
than meet international standard. Countries like USA, France, Switzerland, Austria, Spain
and some others are top competitors in the tourism industry. These countries have
numerous hotels that meet international standard, quality road networks, sea ports and
airports which are all necessary tourism infrastructure. Until these infrastructures are
improved and in abundance throughout the state and not centralized, it will remain a
hinderance to tourism.
2. Security Challenges: robberies, kidnappings, terrorism etc. contribute to problems in
the tourism sector. Nigeria has had her own share of insecurity issues and they keep
visitors far away from the country. It is so bad now that even other nations warn their
citizens of the dangers involved in visiting the country.
3. Misrepresentation of Nigeria Abroad: Regarding International tourism, Nigeria
loses prospective visitors from abroad due to its bad international image. Issues such as
poverty, illiteracy, food crises and hunger, epidemics (e.g. Ebola, Lassa fever, AIDS) and
crimes such as kidnapping, robbery, killings etc. has given a lot of foreigners a negative
view of the country.
4. Lack of proper management: Most of our tourist destinations are poorly managed.
Our beaches are overcrowded and other sites lack basic necessities to ensure the comfort
and satisfaction of visitors.
5. Lack of proper data: the state government seems to lack proper data on tourism. Of
course, the data that is gotten is used to make adequate provisions for visitors. Therefore,
if this is lacking, we cannot but have the problem of poor management. We need enough
data to be able to plan ahead and improve the field.
6. Relegation of indigenous culture: Lagos has great potential. There a lot from our
culture to showcase to the world. There are a lot of indigenous art and products and even
cultural that we have to attract people. Instead, our tourism sector seems to focus on
copying foreign culture. The nation lacks proper ‘packaging’ to be able to effectively
compete in the tourism world.
7. Inadequate investment and funding: This is a major problem considering that
tourism is one of the largest employers of labour all over the world and its development
has immense benefits to the economy. Tourism is underfunded relative to its potential if
one takes a look at our budgets over the years. This has caused development in the sector
to move at a very slow pace.
8. Air travel problems: Nigerian airports operate at level far less than the average
standard of airports in other countries. The first place a foreign visitor sees in a country is
its airports. If airports offer bad services, no one would want to come back. Also, in local
air travel, we face problems like abrupt flight cancellations and delays, increase in ticket
prices and so on.
9. Lack of adequate training: The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism was
created in 1994 to provide professional training in the hospitality and tourism sector. This
institute, unfortunately, has barely been able to achieve it aims fully or meet world
standards for other similar institutes. Proper training on tourism is no doubt a major
factor to aid the development of tourism and the lack of it will pose serious problems.
10. Medical/Health Care Concerns: The political elite and well to do in Nigeria are
constantly travelling abroad for medical attention, painting the picture of an unreliable
heath care system in the country. Health is a major concern for people of all classes and if
travellers are not convinced of good medical treatment if the need arises, it deters them
from coming to Nigeria.
11. Lack of Awareness: There is a lack of participation from the major stakeholders of
sustainable tourism development in Lagos state, partly due to unawareness of the many
benefits to be accrued by them or unawareness of their roles to the development of the
sector.
Environmental Challenges
Environmental challenges refer to the existence of crises in the environment in such a
way that it can cause damage to man or his environment. These include pollution,
overpopulation, waste disposal, climate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect,
etc. Various environment protection programs are being practised at the individual,
organizational and government levels with the aim of establishing a balance between man
and the environment.
Lagos has various environmental challenges to deal with protecting the natural
environment and providing people with a clean environment to live in. These
environmental challenges include
Water pollution
Water pollution is a major problem in Lagos. Uncontrolled disposal of raw sewage,
sediment carrying runoff and effluents into the Lagoon system has created serious health
concerns. Deadly waterborne diseases like cholera & diarrhea are affecting people as a
result. Access to formal clean water is abysmally low, with a majority of Lagos residents
relying on the informal sector comprised of wells, boreholes, rivers and rainwater. This
costs them a lot of money.
Lagos is a city surrounded by water, a wet, tropical climate with over 2,000 millimetres
of annual rainfall but a lot of the water is not safe to drink. Access to formal clean water
is extremely low, with the majority of Lagos residents relying on the informal sector
comprised of wells, boreholes, rivers and rainwater. In 2016 daily demand in the state
stood at 724 Million gallons while production was 317 million gallons, leaving a gap of
407 million gallons. Worse still, some of the water never reaches households due to
constant fracturing of run-down pipes.
Problems of Water Pollution and Supply
1. Only 10% of the population in Lagos have water from the Lagos Water
Corporation
2. Rapid population growth means demands for water will increase
3. Climate change and rising sea levels will increase the problems of water
contamination and pollution
4. Water leakages and theft are common There is not adequate wastewater treatment
5. Lack of sanitation means water in the lagoon becomes polluted by sewage leading
to waterborne diseases such as cholera and dysentery
6. Some water pipes are laid with sewage so become contaminated
7. Water from vendors can be contaminated because they also obtain water from the
same sources.
Sea level rise will pose an issue too Most of Lagos lies less than two metres above sea
level. The predicted rise in sea level, of up to one metre in the twenty- first century due to
global warming, is a severe threat to the city. Flooding could increase and groundwater
could become contaminated by salt. Already this century, there have been a number of
serious floods in Lagos, caused by intense tropical rain. Roads quickly turn into rivers
and drains overflow, flooding streets and homes with sewage.
Air pollution – Lagos has some very dirty air including dangerous levels of Nitrous
Oxides, high levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and small dust particles called
particulate matter.  These are both hazardous to human health and can cause things like
asthma. The causes of this pollution are industry, ever increasing numbers of cars and
construction dust.
Waste – Lagos is the largest producer of solid waste in Nigeria. There is no
comprehensive city-based system of collection and this waste poses a hazard to human
health.  It has been estimated that Lagos produces 13million kg of waste per day using
infrastructure developed in the 1970’s when the city had only 3 million residents.  That
leaves a lot of uncollected waste.
Traffic congestion - rising car ownership and wealth have meant that more people own
cars in Lagos (there are over 5 million!). These contribute to both noise and air pollution,
as well as lots of lost hours as people sit in traffic jams. There is a plan to solve this with
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in charge, with a rapid transit rail system
planned and a rapid transit bus system already in place.
Lagos Congestion
The average commuter in Lagos spends over 3 hours in traffic every day. It makes Lagos
one of the most congested cities in the world. 40% of new cars in Nigeria are registered
in Lagos, which occupies just one per cent of the country’s total area!
What efforts have been made to reduce traffic congestion?
In 2003, the Lagos state government set up Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority
(LAMATA) to improve transport in the city. One of its first achievements was to
introduce a bus rapid transit (BRT) system on a north-south route from the suburbs to the
CBD on Lagos Island. It provides a separate lane for buses to travel times. 200,000
people use the service every day- a quarter of all commuters in Lagos. However, a single
BRT route is inadequate in a city the size of Lagos. The public transport system has to be
supplemented by a large fleet of minibus taxis, known as ‘danfos’. They are designed to
carry ten to fifteen passengers, but demand is so high that they often carry twenty to
thirty.
Electricity supply – the sheer size of Lagos has overwhelmed the grid, resulting in
periods where the power cuts out. This makes it difficult for people to perform everyday
chores and for businesses to run properly.  Many people have to rely on expensive diesel
generators when the electricity goes off.
Lagos and the problem of Squatter Settlements or Slums
The major problem in Lagos is the growth of squatter settlements also known as SLUMS.
These slums come with many issues for people including the lack of planned access to
clean water and sanitation systems, poor health, lack of education, unemployment and the
prospect of crime. According to borgenproject.org
 65 percent of the people living in Lagos are urban poor who live in slums.
 8.5 percent of the near 21 million people living in Lagos, Nigeria live in poverty
— about 1.7 million people.
Makoko is a slum neighbourhood located in Eastern Lagos. The neighbourhood is located
between the 3rd Mainland Bridge and the coast of mainland Lagos.
Around a third of the community is built on stilts along the lagoon and the rest is on the
land. The settlement was originally founded by fishermen but has grown massively
alongside Lagos.  Its population is thought to be around 85,000 but could be much higher
as it was not counted in the last official census.
In July 2012 dozens of homes were destroyed by Nigerian government officials after
residents were given just 72 hours’ notice of eviction. The reason for the destruction of
this community was to redevelop what is now seen as prime waterfront. Nearly 3,000
people had been rendered homeless by the action.
Makoko is also home to the Makoko Floating School. The school has received global
recognition and on 20 April 2015, the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and
Urban Development announced that the school may be incorporated into a regeneration
plan for the entire Makoko community. Makoko is sometimes referred to as the "Venice
of Africa".
Makoko has a lot of residents who value the community in which they live and are
protective of their homes and community.  There is local governance and is run more
efficiently each year, as it becomes more established.
Challenging Conditions in the Makoko Slum
In the slum people have to live with many problems;
1. Lack of sanitation is the major issue – there are communal toilets, but they need to be
shared by around 15 households, and sewage, kitchen residues and all kinds of
materials end up in the water below their homes.
2. The residents are very vulnerable to sea level change and flooding, many of the
buildings are actually in the lagoon.
3. Lack of access to clean water – there are few water pipes in the slum and those that
exist only have the supply switched on for 2 hours a day by the city authorities.  This
means people have to queue for water and have LIMITED SUPPLY.
4. Lack of legal rights - The people have not planned this settlement and only 7% have
legal rights to the land.  In addition, the slum houses have little in the way of security.
5. Poor Health – life expectancies in the squatter settlements are low because of these
conditions, poor quality water, mosquitoes which thrive in nearby lagoons and
dangerous jobs all serve to impact on people’s health. Currently, malaria, respiratory
diseases and malnutrition are endemic problems in Makoko.
6. Unemployment and Poor-quality work - Many people have poor jobs, such as those
who fishermen.  However, in 2014, 19% of people were unemployed.
The “Urban Spaces Innovation” developed a regeneration plan for Makoko that would
bring the community together with academics, non-profit organisations, and international
consultants.
Social Issues facing Lagos
Major issues and problems confronting Lagos state today include those involving fiscal
difficulties, crowding, housing, traffic, pollution, public education, and crime. Several of
these problems stem directly from the fact that cities involve large numbers of people
living in a relatively small amount of space.
 Poverty and Homelessness. Poverty and homelessness are worldwide problems.
Poverty is a worldwide problem as the number of people living in poverty are greater
than the number living stable lives. Lagos state is also having her fair share of poverty.
It is the state of lacking daily needs or unable to provide and sustain daily needs.
 Climate Change. A warmer, changing climate is a threat to the entire world.
Humans and wild animals in Lagos face new challenges for survival because of
climate change. More frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea
levels, melting glaciers and warming oceans can directly harm animals, destroy the
places they live, and wreak havoc on people's livelihoods and communities.
 Overpopulation.
Overpopulation is the state whereby the human population rises to an extent exceeding
the carrying capacity of the ecological setting. This is the current situation being
experience in Lagos. Lagos state is now overpopulated, the numbers of people now
more than the available essential materials for survival such as transport, water, shelter,
food or social amenities.
 Immigration Stresses.
Immigration stress is a multi-dimensional construct consisting of functionally related
behaviors, attitudes, processes and experiences. Immigration stress refers to
psychological strain or distress responses to immigration-related challenges that
people encounter as they adapt to life in a new country. Due to influx of people from
within and outside the country, Lagos state is faced with the challenge of immigration
stresses.
 Gender Inequality.
Gender inequality is discrimination on the basis of sex or gender causing one sex or
gender to be routinely privileged or prioritized over another. Gender equality is a
fundamental human right and that right is violated by gender-based discrimination.
 There are issues relating to gender inequality in Lagos state but successive
government in the state are doing everything possible to curb the trend in gender
inequality.
 Health Care Availability.
The standard of healthcare in Nigeria is, unfortunately, is not up to international
standards, and Lagos is no exception. Public healthcare facilities in Lagos are
underfunded, understaffed and underequipped. Although private healthcare facilities
offer a better standard of care, the quality of facilities varies. The Lagos State
Government has announced that at least 5,000 Lagosians will get free enrolment into
its health insurance scheme, known as Ilera Eko Social Health Plan.

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