Lagos online documentaries

Dear all,

herewith several links to online video's that give insights in social and urban realities of Lagos, Nigeria.

ZDF: Lagos, Das Tägliche Wunder:

45mins, 2009, german spoken.

High quality introductory documentary from ZDF. Good general introduction into the struggles of daily life in Lagos and the difficulties that this fast growing metroplis has to cope with.

CNN: Inside Africa, Improving the image of Lagos (2 parts):

21min, 2009, english spoken.

TV documentary about the urban development agenda of Lagos, Nigeria. Interviews with officials, planners and citizens.

CNN: Inside Africa, Eko Atlantis New Lagos

6min, 2009, english spoken

BBC world news: Hot Cities, Immigration Congestion (3 parts):

30 min, 2010, english spoken.

TV documentary on immigration to Lagos.

Lagos from a plane: Landing at Lagos Airport:

Live in Lagos Part 1: Magodo Estate

Live in Lagos Part 2: Ikeja:

Live in Lagos Part 3: Lagos Island:

8 mins, 2009

Live in Lagos Part 4: Ipaja AKA "The Hood"

The New face of Oshodi:

5 mins, 2010, english spoken

Video on the transformation of Oshodi.

Sky1: Ross Kemp in search of Pirates (5 parts:

50 mins, 2009, english spoken

Ross Kemp investigating pirates and their links to the oil sector in Nigeria. His search in parts 1, 2 and 3 of this video sequence show interesting parts of the city of Lagos.

CNN, Nigeria Rising, Brain Drain & Eko Atlantic City Project

6 mins, 2009, english spoken

Nigeria's growing middle class

4mins, 2009, unknown publisher

Video about the development of life and infrastructure for middle class life in Lagos.

Nigerian Investment Promo video

2mins, 2009, unknown publisher

Eye on Lagos, Bus Rapid Transport System:

4mins, english spoken

See also the other 'Eye on Lagos' videos on YouTube for more short videos on various topics.

Lagos: urban growth and traffic congestion