Lagos is the fourth worst city in the world,
Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, an
independent forecasting and advisory
business within the Economist Group has
said. And its top worst cities, are scattered
around Africa and Asia.

Lagos, the fourth on the list, shares its 137
position with Port Moresby, in Papua New
Guinea on 38.9 per cent.The report made
available yesterday described it as the
second-fastest growing city in Africa and
the fourth worst city on earth.

“Rapid growth is not always a good thing
because Lagos is now a magnet for two
perpetual threats to peace: pirates and
Islamist warriors. Boko Haram have a
problem with cities like Lagos and also lots
of weaponry. Pirates threaten trade and use
kidnapping as a method of funding. Islamist
terrorist groups such as Boko Haram
(“Education is forbidden”) want to create
their own version of heaven on earth by
destroying cities such as Lagos and
imposing strict sharia law. Lagos has
enormous potential but as yet little to show
for it – hence its poor ranking,” the report
said. EIU in its 2013 annual survey of the
world’s 140 major metropolises, said Lagos
has a long way to go politically, socially and
economically before it joins the emerging
market club.