Ruggedity life of a lagos resident

Lagos state is one of the thirty six states in Nigeria dominated by the yorubas who are partly Christians and partly muslims, though the igbos form the major part or would I say that the igbos are the economic players in this state, lag as fondly called is a home to all and sundry who dream to live a comfortable life with the zeal to archiving it,though it does not come on a platter of gold as one would need to be very creative before one would find the tree of success. This great state used to be the capital of Nigeria before it was moved to Abuja, though it's lands are mainly covered by water which caused a lot of house deficit in the past but lately the government is putting work in place in order to solve this housing problem. Lagos state is perhaps the smallest state in Nigeria but it is the most populated as well.people from all works of life do run to this city for one purpose or the other,it could be to run a business transactions or to take time off ones schedule for relaxation purpose as the best artists we have from Africa are in this state. People are often heard saying that lagos is a place where one goes to pick money from the ground but this is a fat life as life in lagos is a tough one in the sense that if you are not creative and highly ambitious to succeed then definitely this small city with a deadly population explosion would send you back to where ever you came to her from.Despite the harsh realities of lagos it is still the choicest destination for a hustler,for one who wishes to make it as it provides one with numerous job opportunities. One of the reasons why this city is termed a hustling and bustling state is due to the fact that their is no differentiation between day and night,as you would see people coming out en mass to display their goods as late as 10pm in the night and equally you see people coming out early in the morning to sell their products but one distinct thing with lagos is that as long as you know what you are doing definitely hunger will not see you.

Now the city of lagos not withstanding how good and how esteemed it is held still have so many ills

One is the terrible rate of go slow lagos is associated with and the poor state of roads over there despite the high level of revenue the lagos state government generates from taxation. Though lagos State is the number destination for business and other activities but the high level of taxation and high cost of transportation makes it hard for one to save some money at the end of the month. Lagos state habours so many slums despite being the state with the highest internal generated revenue in Nigeria,despite being one of the most populated city in the world,it's still lags behind in terms of infrastructure and human capital development and this was visible during the "lekki toll gate massacre"in which some hoodlums seized the opportunity t wreck havoc people during the time of the protests.

One would wake up by 4oclock in the morning just to beat lagos traffic as one could spend the whole day in traffic on some occasions lols,some people are not even happy with it,their reason for staying is because of the commitments they have over there already.

Lagos is equally a place where graduates do run to in search of white collar jobs,though they often end up getting one but it is not always the case as many are still frustrated due to Inability to secure a job or due to the fact that they are being underpaid. Though one could still land a good job if the person is highly connected,some of the problems encountered by commercial bus drivers includes lasma,this agency is responsible for controlling the roads in Lagos but it has gradually turned into a tax collection agency as all they do is to go about harassing some innocent citizens all in the name of carrying out their duty. The rate at which business owners are tagged in lagos State makes one wonder where the money goes into because the infrastructure on ground does not portray it .The revenue pumping out from this great city/state supersede some countries revenue, yet the politicians are holding the state to ransom. Lagos state should sit up and be the pride every Nigerian has always wanted it to be,it should serve as a pace setter for other states in Nigeria.