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Witness - Street Life in Lagos from the Al Jazeera network.

Where are you?

Still in Lagos



Who are you eating with?

With family, on occasion with the neighbours, hardly, if ever, anywhere else.



Where did your food come from? How did you get it?

Bought fruit and veg locally and from a nearby market. Chances are it's been brought down from the North of the country - no change there. Food production in… Continue

Whenever I think of that line, I'm reminded of a scene from "Curse of the Were Rabbit", when the vicar is lovingly poring over his prize veg for the upcoming show.



We don't have fields, but we have space. And to that end, I decided to do some planting. My sister-in-law brought some seeds, Mr did the digging, I planted, watered and weeded.



My intentions were good. The crops were coming up nicely and then...it rained. And rained. And rained some more. Then the dogs decided… Continue

So we're talking about a city where it is estimated the could potential exceed 20 million by 2020.



The problem is, there is no strategy or plan, inasmuch as the current state governor, Babatunde Fashola, has been doing since his tenure started in 2007. In fact, it would be safe to say that he has done more for the city than previous governors barring Jakande in the 80s.



The city, in short, is overcrowded. It is not unreasonable to expect to be stuck in a traffic jam on the… Continue