Lagos has been named the world's second worst city to live in by The Economist.

In its Global Liveability Report for 2017 (paywall), only the war-torn Syrian city of Damascus ranks below Nigeria's commercial capital.

Top of the pile was Melbourne in Australia.

Lagos was one of five African cities in the bottom 10. The others were Libya's capital Tripoli, the Algerian capital Algiers, Harare in Zimbabwe, and Cameroon's biggest city Douala.

The rankings are calculated based on five factors: Stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.

But one African city bucks the trend.

Abidjan, the biggest city in Ivory Coast, was recognised as one of the top five most-improved cities since the last survey in 2012.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-40829798

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

Ba

A lot need to be done in Lagos.


-The roads are not yet world class

-Issue of slum areas need to be address as a matter of urgency

-Proper waste disposal management need to be done

-The influx of Beggars from northern part of the country is alarming, they need to be sent back or look for legitimate jobs to do especially the abled ones among them.

-Terrible transport buses like dilapidated danfo and those useless red brt buses need to be evacuated from Lagos roads.

-Lagos is over populated, in order to decongest it, Ogun state need to work on providing the necessary infrastructure like roads, etc.