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It is widely expected that Lagos will soon become the largest city on the African continent. Being a melting pot of numerous Nigerian and West African identities, cultures and religions, this megacity has been offering millions of people dreams and hopes for a more prosperous future.

Our aim is to drive debates and ideas for a sustainable and equitable Lagos - so that Lagos will be called not only the biggest but also one of the most livable cities in Africa.

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Publications

Moving Lagos – The Blue Metro Line

Public transport in Lagos is characterised by informal minibuses and the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system, a public-private partnership introduced in 2008. As an answer to the increasing pressure on the city’s limited space for road transport, Lagos State Government opened the first line of a metro rail system in September 2023 as a new era of mass passenger transport. This study examines whether the “Blue Line” has been able to realise government’s promise of a cost-effective and sustainable means of transport.

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Flaneuse - Envisioning a City for All

Publication

This Publication, commissioned by HBS Abuja office and actualized by Lagos Urban Development Initiatives, seeks to encourage readers to drive a public conversation about the potential of ignored citizens from all spheres, to re-imagine their city, and to effect equitable changes that will be inclusive and benefit of all.

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Patterns of Decision Making in Urban Local Governance

The paper gives an overview of the challenges of local governance in Nigerian cities and recommendations towards better urban futures.

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Local Governance Strategies of Otumara Community in Lagos to Access Water

This report analyses the provision of urban services in the low-income community of Otumara, Lagos, with a focus on water supply, examining the relevant actors, actor constellations and modes of interaction.

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Community Development Associations in Low Income and Informal Communities in Nigeria

The paper explains how Community Development Associations (CDAs) could fill the vacuum in local urban governance created by the dysfunctionality of the third tiers of government in Nigeria, the local governments.

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Ajegunle-Ikorodu Community Resilience Action Plan

The University of Lagos Centre for Housing Sustainable Development supported by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Nigeria partnered with community members to prepare this Resilience Action Plan for the Ajegunle-Ikorodu community in Lagos to prevent, anticipate and respond to shocks and stresses from both natural and man-made occurrences.

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Video

Kelechi's Quest: A Docu-Drama Series

Kelechi Udegbe, a budding Nigerian actor in the city of Lagos, features in this 6 part documentary drama series where he weighs his options of finding a suitable accommodation within his budget, thereby sparking a debate about new ways of accessing affordable accommodation and about the equitability of housing policies of Lagos State.

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INCLUSIVE CITIES

The Road to a “Fair-Shared” Lagos

YANME TV - Telling Stories of Our Everyday Lives

Dispossess: Evictions for Development?

In Lagos, the Masks are Gone and so is Trust in Government

Urban Planning Processes in Lagos: The Ways Forward

Is the Lagos Tech Sector a Bubble?

Flaneuse - Envisioning a City for All

Patterns of Decision Making in Urban Local Governance

Local Governance Strategies of Otumara Community in Lagos to Access Water

Community Development Associations in Low Income and Informal Communities in Nigeria

Ajegunle-Ikorodu Community Resilience Action Plan