Lagos is currently the largest city in Nigeria, and by the end of this century, it could be the largest in the world which would be home to 80 million people. Right now, all eyes are on Lagos because if they manage to achieve this megacity status it could be the start of a new era of urbanization in Africa. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/Faultlinevideos/subscribed JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/faultline Short form content on Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/faultlinevideos/ And on Tiktok // https://www.tiktok.com/@faultlinetv Follow us on Twitter // https://twitter.com/faultlinevideos Like our Facebook Page // https://www.facebook.com/faultlinevideos/ Join our Discord for behind the scenes discussions https://discord.gg/6wDDzdtjRV Follow our Subreddit // https://www.reddit.com/r/faultlinetv/ Business enquiries // andy@faultlinevideos.com Faultline is produced by: Executive Producer/Story Editor/Host: Andy Burgess Story/Research: Anjali Sharma Production Assistant: Mack Mooney Production Manager: Anjali Sharma Editors: Sonali Bisht, Ronit Soin & Andy Burgess Motion Graphics: Ronit Soin & Andy Burgess Consultant Astrid R.N. Haas Special thanks to Amusan Kaseem Ayomon Additional Footage from Storyblocks & Archive.org Archive Maps from David Rumsey Music from Musicbed // https://fm.pxf.io/c/2423499/1347628/16252 Sources 🔗 https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/672989_62cfa13ec4ba47788f78ad660489a2fa.pdf https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121444/largest-cities-in-nigeria/#:~:text=As%20of%202022%2C%20the%20largest,registered%20around%204.1%20million%20inhabitants https://www.statista.com/chart/29150/forecast-for-megacities-in-africa-by-2050/#:~:text=Africa%20currently%20has%20three%20megacities,Sudan%20and%20Luanda%20in%20Angola https://www.amnesty.org.uk/lagos-nigeria-human-cost-megacity https://www.statista.com/topics/7491/crime-in-nigeria/#topicOverview https://www.stears.co/premium/article/why-nigeria-needs-efficient-public-transport-systems/ https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/559130-lagos-to-become-africas-model-mega-city-by-2052-sanwo-olu.html?tztc=1 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/ehingbetin-2022-the-lagos-state-30-years-economic-development-plan/#:~:text=The%20plan%20aims%20at%20transforming,megacities%20should%20actually%20be%20built https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/africa-s-urbanisation-dynamics-2020_b6bccb81-en#:~:text=Africa%20has%20the%20fastest%20urban,an%20additional%20950%20million%20people https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226158/median-age-of-the-population-of-africa/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/01/lagos-africa-startup-capital/ https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/07/28/between-hunger-and-virus/impact-covid-19-pandemic-people-living-poverty-lagos https://qz.com/africa/1722706/how-lagos-became-africas-largest-megacity https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/traffic-stress-lagos-nigeria/index.html https://api.lagosmepb.org/lsdp-resources/LSDP_2052_Full_Report.pdf https://cdn.henleyglobal.com/storage/app/media/Africa_Wealth_Report_220422_Digital_2.pdf https://gazettengr.com/lagos-to-become-africas-model-mega-city-by-2052-sanwo-olu/ https://api.lagosmepb.org/lsdp-resources/LSDP_2052_Quick_Read.pdf https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-Significant-financing-from-private-sector-and-multilaterals-needed-to--PBC_1253651 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-public-debt-rises-103-billion-second-quarter-2022-09-20/ https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/05/13/nigerias-economy-is-stuck-in-a-rut https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/africa-cities/ https://www.stears.co/article/why-is-china-interested-in-nigeria/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/africa-cities/ https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/06/02/what-do-we-know-about-chinese-lending-in-africa-pub-84648 https://merics.org/en/nigeria-sees-china-steady-partner-and-its-largest-lender Time Stamps: 0:00 - Lagos. City to Megacity. 1:29 - Why are African cities growing so fast? 3:35 - Lagos Africa's Silicon Valley. 4:03 - Lagos can't handle it's growing population. 5:17 - What Nigerians think about life in Lagos. 6:03 - Lagos State's 30-Year Plan to make Lagos a 'model megacity.' 7:38 - The plan needs $3 Trillion. Enter China. 9:21 - But Nigeria is in a lot of debt... 9:55 - Nigeria needs to build on it's own strengths.