Nigeria, the land of plenty

coming back from playing soccer After the busy visit of Balogun market on a week day, one wonders if Lagos Island can ever be a peaceful place. Well yes, on Sundays the streets are quiet, left to church goers, youth playing football on the asphalt or taking a walk, some food sellers offering to fill the stomachs of people with appetite for a large portion of amala, of rice or pounded yam. Only local residents are to be seen on a Sunday morning. Central Bank and Tinubu square Shops are closed, the traders filling up the island are not to be seen. It is the right time to take a walk to enjoy the streets largely empty of vehicles. The financial district is built next to Marina, with the impressive building of the central bank next to Tinubu Square which has a park with water animations closed to the ordinary people. Time also to see a few colonial buildings that constitute most of the history of Lagos, where the British established their administration with Lord Lugard. The fir...

hot sales Lagos urban area is said to count around 20 million inhabitants. 1 million additional everyday. People say Lagos is like a giant market and one of its epicenter is Lagos Island. Besides former colonial administrative buildings and the banks and insurance who built skyscrapers along the Marina, there is a large area devoted to trading and markets. The densest one is probably Balogun market which is located between the central mosque and Tinubu square. Three or four floors of shops, people, goods all so tightly packed that cars are not welcome and motorbikes have a hard time moving. pick what you need During the day 4 million people are coming to Lagos Island to do business. They will rent a space for an hour, half a day, a day or longer and trade. hen lost in the clothes section One can find pretty much everything, one needs only know where things are. But generally organised by specialized clusters. There is so much happening that one can only get a small glimps...