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Lagos State and GeoQinetiq Partner to Deliver Real-Time GPS

Nov 25

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Lagos Street Map

Lagos Street Map

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has declared that Lagos State’s Global Positioning System (GPS) and Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) have been successfully completed and will soon go live.

GPS is a satellite-based radio navigation system, which allows users to determine their location anywhere in the world at any time of the day.

CORS operates continuously from a permanent and stable location to track down GPS and Global Navigation Satellite (GNS) contact points; receives and stores the data; removes errors and transmits the enhanced satellite data to users in real time. Read the rest of this entry »

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VIDEO: Inside Lagos, Nigeria – New Arrivals

Nov 17

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Everyday 6,000 people arrive in Lagos, looking for work, according to Lagos State Government estimates.

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Source(s): CNN

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VIDEO: Inside Lagos, Nigeria – Mega City Mega Plan

Nov 16

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VIDEO: Eye on Lagos – Business Climate

Nov 12

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Interswitch | Food Concepts | Gbenga Biobaku & Co | Goodlife

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VIDEO: Eko Atlantic City – The New Lagos – Part 5; Interview with Babatunde Fashola, Governor of Lagos State

Oct 31

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An interview with Babatunde Fashola, Governor of Lagos State, about ongoing ocean reclamation work for the planned mega-project Eko Atlantic City.

Lagos (Nigeria) will be a city of 25 million people by 2015.

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VIDEO: Eko Atlantic City – The New Lagos – Part 1 | VIDEO: Eko Atlantic City – The New Lagos – Part 2 | VIDEO: Eko Atlantic City – The New Lagos – Part 3 | VIDEO: Eko Atlantic City – The New Lagos – Part 4

Eko Atlantic City | DHI

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The New Lagos – A Case in Urban Renewal

Jun 9

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Lagos, Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria

Governor Fashola is doing his thing. Check out more pictures of Lagos

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VIDEO: Eko Atlantic City – The New Lagos – Part 1

Jun 7

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About 15 million people live in Lagos and that number is expected to hit 25 million in the next six years, making Lagos the world’s third largest city. Lagos government officials have some ambitious expansion plans.

This is part 1 of a video series showing plans, led by Governor Fashola, to redesign Lagos. Good stuff.

Eko Atlantic City is a dynamic new city that will rise from the Atlantic Ocean, adjacent to Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria – the biggest and fastest growing city in West Africa. Eko Atlantic City will be built on land that is being reclaimed from the sea, and is now for sale. Read the rest of this entry »

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