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These are external links and will open in a new window More than 500,000 people move to the city every year, and across Nigeria, there is already a housing deficit of more than 17 million units.

I will assume "social problems" to mean difficulties majority of residents are experiencing. Properties are pricey and landlords typically require annual, not monthly rent payments.Banking consultant Abimbola Agbalu tells me that he has to live at his grandmother's house, because renting his own place would be too expensive. Waste, sometimes toxic waste, is dumped by the industries along with household waste rather than being contained, converted or disposed of in a manner befitting chemical waste. You could be stuck in traffic for hours and then, when you get to the front, you still won't be able to pinpoint the cause. Petroleum imports account for roughly 20% of Nigeria’s imports, and most of this comes in through the Lagos ports. Food, soil, air and water contamination are environmental concerns in Lagos.A number of industrial complexes, once on the periphery of Lagos, are now butted up against some of the schemes, or planned housing areas, that have moved further out as Lagos' population has grown. The rate of migration in the city is faster than the city can keep up with, leading to problems with solid waste management, water potability, sewage system management and drainage issues. These are external links and will open in a new windowNigeria's largest city Lagos is facing a housing crisis. Some housing projects remain unoccupied because they are pricey Therefore, congestion and overpopulation are unavoidable problems. … Syphoning of public funds by contractors and public officials. Lagos State, with more than 20 million inhabitants, is the nation’s biggest urban ­agglomeration.

Another way traffic problem won't be address is lawlessness,    Yes,  I say so because, most enforcement agencies that are in position to address the issue are the one collecting bribe, ones you pay them or you're one of the high class member of the society,  you're covered.. The Federal and Lagos State Government should colaborate to tackle thus challenge once and for all.What I think  is mainly in  the aspect of not observing and obeying  traffic rules and regulations.. Also I think there should be an expansion  on roads so as to limit the rate of traffic.A good traffic warden should be provided  and the government should  try to make sure good and long lasting traffic lights  are erected.. Bad roads; are the primary cause of Lagos Traffic. "You can't build a million homes at a price that no-one will ever afford - that doesn't achieve anything.
"From a self-sustaining city to refurbished-shipping containers, private sector real-estate developers are offering both big and small solutions - and Lagos needs them all. We need better alternatives. There are on-going projects of varying scale trying to address the shortage; one is reclaiming land from the Atlantic Ocean to build a new city suburb called Eko Atlantic on the shores of Victoria Island.Tonnes of sand and heavy rock were poured into the ocean to provide 10 sq km (3.8 sq miles) of land for shops, offices and homes. This can be avoided by simply obeying traffic laws, signs, and agents.Reckless driving: Drivers should be very careful when driving.
She is published in "Farm and Ranch Living" and has edited projects as diverse as grant proposals, medical dissertations and tenant law handbooks. Public healthcare facilities in Lagos are grossly underfunded, understaffed and underequipped. The Traffic Problem In Lagos. Disobedience to traffic laws; is also a big factor. "We have to encourage people to visit our office which is made out of containers, so they can see what we are talking about. ( I believe I don't need to go on explaining this ) And, if the major roads are fixed with long lasting solutions, the traffic situation will improve.2.

So also government do all construction in time. The sluggish on the part of government in execution of plans is also a big problem.The major problem with the traffic I believe is the lack of alternative transportation system if the government can construct a railway to transport people and also make use of the water as another means of transportation I believe it will reduce traffic and enable individuals get to their various destinations faster. You could be stuck in traffic for hours and then, when you get to the front, you still won't be able to pinpoint the cause. The waste then makes its way into the soil and the groundwater. "We know that the middle income has grown significantly in the past 15 years and we know that it is going to grow even more.