LAGOS, AFRICA’S ‘CITY IN THE SEA THAT’S SET TO BECOME THE WORLD’S ‘NEW GREAT WALL
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GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–Lagos the largest city in Nigeria has initiated an ambitious new plan in the city plans to expand city so that it can accommodate a staggering 88 million people expected to be there by the year 2100 is in the oven.
Lagos is being expanded to make 10 new city districts
Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with more than 230million people living there.
Lagos, the country’s largest city, has a population of 23million people, and is one of the most congested places on Earth.
However, an ambitious new plan in the city plans to expand Lagos so that it can accommodate a staggering 88 million people expected to be there by 2100.
Over the last 100 years, Lagos has lost nearly two miles of its coastline due to erosion.
The solution to this is the Eko Atlantic scheme, which aims to reclaim 10 square kilometres of land to build on it.
The construction will claim back two miles of coastline
The construction will claim back two miles of coastline
Under the proposal, Lagos could be expanded with 10 new city districts that will house more than 250,000 residents.
Engineers are even planning to build what they call the “Great Wall of Lagos” – an eight kilometres long and 45 metre wide structure that rises 18 metres from the ocean floor.
Construction for the project started in 2008 and by 2020 some buildings had been completed already, including the Eko Pearl Towers.
The project is set to be completed in 2040, according to reports.
The website for Eko Atlantic says: “On 10 million square metres of reclaimed ocean land, shielded by an 8.5 km sea wall, Eko Atlantic rivals Manhattan’s skyscraper district in size
