The coastal city of Lagos is the largest city in both Nigeria and all of Africa, with a metro area population of 21 million. It is one of only three mega-cities — cities with a population exceeding 10 ...

LAGOS, Nigeria – What will one day be the most populous city in Africa was initially ignored by the Portuguese explorers who first claimed it, served as a hub for a brutal slave trade and once ...

Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode has claimed that 60 percent of the country’s industrial and commercial business takes place in his city. Lagos’s growth is partly a function of a national-level ...

Nigeria's port city of Lagos is one of the world's biggest by population. With some 21 million people, the West African metropolis is bigger than Los Angeles and Russia's capital Moscow.

In the old photo studios of Lagos, Nigeria, negatives were being burned or left to degrade. Two artists are on a mission to ...

The average person in Lagos, Nigeria, spends over six hours of their day in traffic. NPR battles the chaos of a Lagos gridlock to find out if new Chinese-backed rails have made a difference.

The Lagos state authorities are trying to reduce noise in the city by closing down churches and mosques. Churchgoers wave flags at a service held by preacher TB Joshua in Lagos, Nigeria, December ...

Nigeria has a booming film industry, but critics of Nollywood (ph) say its biggest productions often emphasize a glitzy version of Nigerian life. Now an emerging film festival in the city of Lagos ...

The coastal city of Lagos is the largest city in both Nigeria and all of Africa, with a metro area population of 21 million. It is one of only three mega-cities — cities with a population exceeding 10 ...

Nigeria has a booming film industry, but critics of Nollywood (ph) say its biggest productions often emphasize a glitzy version of Nigerian life. Now an emerging film festival in the city of Lagos ...