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.

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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.