Dive into Lagos megalopolis

This week we are inaugurating a new section with you. Spreading the love 🌈
That’s the idea behind our « Favorites » section. You will find here only the things that WE like. Whether it's food, art, fashion, or music, everything in this area is 100% made in Lagos and 100% a must-try! For this first one, we are sharing some of our longstanding picks in the city…

The first perception of Lagos is a disorganized expanse of concrete; beautiful private gardens are well hidden by tall fences and can be discovered occasionally as unexpected surprises. In a city where each handkerchief of empty land is speeding towards the new location for a block of flats or a new office building, we aspire for some green…

We are all affected and sensitive to the current socio, economic, sanitary situation. As an individual, an artist, a man, Chukwuma is concerned about his close community in Shomolu LGA in Lagos and personally motivated he wishes to feed around 100 families. How?
Not only Chukwuma is a fashion designer but though his art he thinks he can touch lives through fundraising.

Lagos’ leisure landscape has just been highly upgraded with a decisive latest addition to its seaside offers: Landmark Beach. So off course the spot has not just popped out from scratch and Landmark did not wait until 2019 to dip your feet in the water, but the touristic offer did, and the diversity of it is just a game-changer for sunscreen lovers. Dare Lagos tell you why…

Entire books and exhibitions have been dedicated to Nigerian artists, and a sole blog post does not pretend to depict all the cultural wealth of such a creative nation, but does try to whet your curiosity!…

Living in Lagos is the perfect opportunity to try sports activities that have always tempted you. We may have told you, in Lagos, we put on weight! Sidewalks are non-existent and traffic incessant. Hard life for pedestrians and your pedometer will have an unfortunate tendency to flirt with zero…

Lagos is not only Nigeria’s business hub but also a regional superpower, its GDP being bigger than many of the neighboring countries. First Economy in Africa, first oil producer…all this is now common knowledge, but there’s plenty to see beyond the oil frontier. If finding a job can be arduous, partly because of a protectionist job market and because of much Nigerian youth have an amazing world-class diploma. Many sectors are booming, and at times with a huge turnover…

How do you find your way through the hustle and bustle of a 23-million-inhabitants city? They will make you believe anything about Lagos, from the legendary armed gangs waiting for you at the airport to the billionaires swimming in their champagne, rose pools! Not to mention the hectares of the Makoko floating slums. And what about you?