Wow, the response to this video has been incredible. On Monday, I had 15 subscribers, and now, four days later, I have qualified for the youtube partner program. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who watched, liked, subscribed and commented. I started this channel because I think stories about the history, business, politics and economics of my country and continent are super interesting and deserve to be shared with the world from our own perspective. I'm so glad that other people feel the same way and that we've been able to spark discussions on these important topics. I have linked all the sources for this video in this comment, so feel free to dive in and challenge my thinking in an environment of intellectual honesty. I will be adding sources to the video description once I'm verified and youtube enables the feature for my channel. I'm committed to working hard to bring you more videos and to improve every day. Thank you for being a part of this journey! SOURCES: docs.google.com/document/d/1or_AFxa1UoiEeJxl84P56oK5veIV5mo5ezLdHOqOmAQ/edit?usp=sharing
This is a well put together and edifying video. I'm American, and I have a few Nigerian-American friends, but I know extremely little about the history, economy, and politics of Nigeria, even though it's the largest country in Africa.
The urban area of kinshasa has a similar population and basically no high capacity public transport at all (also hồchíminh/sàigòn + bogotá... though they both plan to open their first metro line too, hopefully in the not too distant future) [edit: also also, onitsha and kabul... they are smaller cities, but they don't even have brt or a train station - there is absolutely nothing resembling mid/high capacity transport there]
@@leozixiliu4646 Bogotá is by far more developed, lightyears ahead of cities like Kinshasa or Saigon. Congestion is bad, but doesn't give MadMax vibes like Delhi, a bigger City with a huge metro system
They tried that with Abuja (the current capital) and it didn't work. Lagos is West Africa's best potential to become an economic hub in the likes of NYC, Tokyo, or Shanghai (all port cities btw). The city's too big to ignore. Nigeria has no choice but to enact a massive urban redevelopment plan.
@@nellym46664 exactly. It feels to me almost like a country in a country, like London in the UK. With everything connected and, in its own way, more and less in some kind of balance, it appears to me extremely complicated to divert. Yet it must be done before things get very out of control as disease and fire will spread really fast in more than some of its extremely populated areas.
@@nellym46664 Planning aside, I don't think anybody's got the political will these days to enact a plan similar to what happened with Paris all those centuries ago.
@@nellym46664 lmao will never happen. White man stopped slavery . White people built infrastructure. White left them to themselves and they trashed a beautiful city
This has been tried on many occasions in both developed and developing regions. The reason it does not work is economics. People need access to jobs and services, and that happens best in dense settlements. There really is no alternative to density, but density is much harder for poorer countries to manage.
The quality on this far outpaces the viewership and numbers. So I did a cursory look and saw that its only your 4th video. Idk if you plan to keep making them or to get more consistent, but this shows that you have the ability to make great things and I want to be there when you make them so I've subscribed. I must admit, beyond the football team, the music, that one Chinua Achebe novel I read in school, the vibrant and ambitious people I have met and a few tonnes of Jollof - I do not know much about Nigeria, at least historically. As a Jamaican I have always felt a kinship there and will have to read into it more - but a tasteful, well researched and well curated 14 minute video can never be defeated - keep doing what you're doing.
I was shocked by the quality of this video. It has the production value that massive media companies offer. And I was expecting to see that this video came from a channel with many videos, and shocked to see that this is #4! Can’t wait to see what’s next
Were the Portuguese who named that place Lagos. Came from a small city on the south of Portugal called Lagos,that on the 15th century and before ,the area of the Portuguese city was a area full of small lakes ( Lagos). So in 1472 a Portuguese explorer sailing though the region "Baptized" the area as Lagos by the resemblance with the Portuguese city.
Sir, amazing video 👏 As a Nigerian (Edo man born in Lagos😂), I am really happy to see such an objective and well researched discourse of African history as yours. You highlight everything of importance but also summarize it in a way that doesn't diminish the info. Respect! I also admire how you handle the historical stuff so balanced. You mention how slavery existed here before colonialism. You mention the efforts of the British to quell slavery but not for wholly altruistic reasons and you mention the socioeconomic and political and geographic factors behind Lagos's history and Nigeria's history. You have gained a new sub.
Yes I think this video was great, it told the history and facts on the ground in a unbiased manner. A lot of the time when European or American people talk about African history or just Africa in general it's like they are walking on eggshells, they make sure to link every single problem to European colonialism and they are constantly making excuses for why things are as they are. They are hesitant to talk about potential soloutions or put any personal responsibility or accountability in the hands of the local people today, beacuse they are afraid to seem like they don't aknowledge that colonialism happend.
I hope Damascus recovers swiftly and that lasting prosperity soon comes uppon it. My great-grandfather was from there, and it pains me not to be able to visit that land due to the dangers involved.
@@taharka3897 but that won't happen at least not now, because corruption still have it's grip on most Nigeria leaders, Lagos is a mess right? But that mess makes millions of not billions yearly to some very few individual, so the people who are in charge don't want it to change, then talk about other cities, same thing, the people who are in charge only care keeping as much money for themselves, to even think of investing in something to attract outside investors or even inside investors, it's sad when you think about it, we Nigerians live in a corrupt state and it's going to take something very drastic and special to change that.
I've always wanted to learn more about africa from an modern African perspective, the quality of this video is amazing. Keep it up, I'm excited to see more
For a smaller channel, the production quality of this video is shockingly good! Well done I'm excited to see more from you. You have a fantastic voice too that's nice to listen to.
It's crazy how teeny tiny tiny England that's not even 700 miles long somehow managed to not only rule but build real lasting infrastructure in these colossally huge places while also doing the same in huge India , china,Australia,Canada etc etc.. If ppl could see how tiny the place is and how far away it is it's mind blowing how it had the biggest empire
Are you really this silly. England ruled nothing lol. The UK Empire consisted of four ruling countries. Are you American by any chance? Such a poor education
There was never any such thing as the English Empire. It was the UK Empire which consisted of 4 ruling nations. England was merely one nation of the UK. Where on earth did you receive such a poor education?
This is easily one of the most detailed and well-researched videos I have seen on RUclips for a long time. Instant sub! It's even more impressive when considering the fact that the history of many African societies is difficult to access (compared to European/Middle Eastern/Chinese/Japanese history)
Don't get me wrong, this is good, but there are lots of channels that go insanely in depth. For example, History Time or ABSTRACT (previously Real Horror). Their research must be crazy.
Excellent video! I feel like RUclips is lacking good content focusing on Africa & its rich history, so it's nice to see such a well-researched and informative video like this. Being from the Philippines, almost none of our world history classes cover Africa, so it's the continent I know the least about, despite it being the second most populous. Love the work, keep it up!
Wow. I was blown away by this report. I learned soooo much, not only about Lagos, but also about Nigerian and African history regarding the slave trade. You gained a new subscriber. I look forward to viewing and learning from your other videos. Thank you!!
Great video! It's very interesting to hear about the situation in an African megalopolis from the perspective of a local, you don't find this often. I also appreciate that you didn't get political and just described historical facts without going the easy way of blaming European colonisers for everything. You are doing some really serious work here, keep it up! Africa needs smart content like this to raise awareness about the most important issues
This is very well-made and super interesting! I'm European and it's so rare to see African history and society from an African perspective! Keep them coming please :)
Bro, i watched this video halfway, i subscribed immediately. I respect the hard work put in and the enormous knowledge displayed. Thanks and i hope u continue in this line of thought in consequent videos.
Hey dude - I work a lot with RUclips video editing, you have the skill and further potential to go big and do really well - the only thing I’d suggest, is try and weave in some background noise / background music in some parts, such as at the start when introducing Lagos, some noise to fill the silent gaps would really smooth out the video. Good luck!
Thank you: this was well done. The script, the backstory, and the visuals are top-notch! Not to mention the quality of your voice, which is engaging and great on the ears. Subscribed :)
Shocking how similar their history is to that of Venice. Settling in a swamp for safety, getting conquered nonetheless, then growing their city too large for the lands to handle
I was wondering about this. At the end, he just throws in that the city is (on top of everything else) sinking faster than the average city. I wasn't aware that cities on average were sinking. Venice on the other hand definitely is sinking.
Great video man! It covered the history and current problems of the city in a very objective and informational way. I was very surprised of the low subscription count of your channel. Keep it up and you’ll surely get the high numbers!
A quality video about West African history, that's rare but welcome. It is sad to see the state of the city today, but I'm excited to see where it goes in the coming decades.
@@lunaloynaz-lopez2318ah yes and as shown in the video it constantly being attacked and ruled by others. This doesnt make colonization less worse, but before colonization it was occupied most of the time. Which is pretty much the same. A ruler from another place conquers land. We all hope it wont happen again and we all need to work hard for it not to happen again, but look at the world now. Lots of wars, lots of civil wars. Humans and their greed and inability to achieve together is harsh reality. Unfortunately.
Empires rather than barbarians. But all just a matter of perspective I guess. There sure is some similarity. And Venice would be quite the hellhole if it had 20 million inhabitants, I guess.
This is why I’m focusing my efforts on Ibadan, building new infrastructures there for the mass to enjoy, public parks, a strip with restaurants, arcades, clubs. It’ll take time as I’m funding it myself but I do not mind at all. Lagos will soon learn.
By far and away the worst place I’ve had the misfortune to visit/work in during my career. I’ve worked in more than 50 countries across the world and this place is beyond bad, hell on earth in fact.
The origin story is almost the exact same as Venice, which is also on an island in a lagoon because it wanted to flee from the surrounding empires. Also very well done Video, for someone who basically knows nothing about the region and it's history this was a very good overview.
Great Video! Super excited to come across it, I've long been interested in Lagos and its astounding growth. A friend of mine is from Lagos but aside from the music and clubs, she spoke relatively little about the rest of it. Its great learning more context and I hope it can inspire some cool conversations with her.
That's awesome! I have to say as someone who was born and grew up here, I didn't know too much of its history either, but doing the research for the video gave me a newfound appreciation for my home. I'm happy you also found it interesting and I hope it brings you closer to your friend
I got suggested this video. This is probably one of the best made videos (in this format, topic, etc) that I have seen in a while! Amazing backstory, historical accuracy, production value! Excited to see more.
Really well put together video, it sucked that NewAfrica stopped uploading so randomly coming across this channel that has a similar style in editing and telling of history that isn't well known to the masses is a great find. I hope your channel continues to boom and we get more great videos like this. Subbed and turned notifications on.
I stumbled on this video because I'm doing research for a video about lagos (and why moving here is not a very good idea), and i have to say this is very well done. I love learning about Nigeria's history. Subscribed!
Great journalism and production. Thank you for the information on Lagos. As an African American my genealogy results are 40% Nigerian and I’m always excited to learn more information especially about the Slave Trade.
The way you told the story of the city was super interesting and honest. The beauty of the city and the optimistic attitude of Nigeria when it first got independence was very clearly captured. Seeing how the city ends up in the present day is such a tragedy. I hope it one day heals, and the people of Nigeria get the government that they deserve, along with all of Africa.
insane production. we don't see enough african history online. i consider myself very lucky to get to support you so early :) big motion coming your way
Loved the video, if i can offer some feedback then I’d suggest doing a bit more of a map view of where lagos actually is! Lots of us arent very familiar with Africa and wouldn’t be able to place it on a map
This is really great. A very interesting watch, thank you. I grew up in Lagos from the 1970s to 1990s and this video taught me a few things I didn’t know and reminded me of quite a few more that I had forgotten. Some great archival material here as well. I’d love to see that Kingsway map properly.
Subscribed. Whoever you are, I wish I had your video production skills. And there's rarely interesting vids on African history here on YT, so I think you might have hit a market niche.
The British restricted uncontrolled migration to the city and the floodgates were opened after independence. Not even the Chinese would have been able to deal with this population growth (They have the Hukou system to limit poor people from the countryside to move into cities).
I love how the whole world blames historical white people for all of their current problems. As is Africa wasn't living in the Stone Age before colonization ever existed, or as if the African countries least affected by colonization aren't the worst countries today. How many centuries do Africans need to recover from whatever problems they claim are caused by colonization?
@@JakeKoenig africa living in the stone age wasn't a problem. If you don't know what you're missing, you won't miss it. Development wasn't built into the human mind, survival was. We develop to make survival easier, but if you are surviving well already, you won't feel a need to develop. The mistakes of the colonisers were they took over these lands that were filled with various warring tribes, drew arbitrary borders on maps therefore forcing cohesion between people that have never gotten along. This would have been fine had they continue ruling for a few hundred years so tension between these groups can subside as years of peace would make generations forget (as it did for all european countries cause they all had the same story of forming after devouring smaller populations) However, in many places they treated the people like second class citizens, enjoying the benefits and wealth only for themselves (South Africa is a prime example of piss poor colonisation). Which allowed people who wanted to obtain power gain supporters. There was unification amongst the once warring tribes because there was a new big enemy to fight. Once the battle was won, the colonisers left a massive power vacuum, and as the big enemy was gone, some tribes thought this to be the best opportunity to seize power *for their tribe* On top of that, the colonisers have not fully pulled out of these countries to this day. They continue to destabilise behind the scenes because it allows them to obtain the resources they want from these places without having to invest in them. Its *beyond* arrogant and ignorant to think colonisation was wholly good OR bad. It developed many African countries part-way, and then left them in complete disarray and chaos due to failures of compassion. But now the colonisers are truly experiencing the fallout of this failure because of the mass emigration from these countries *into* their countries. On top of that they chose to not enforce adherence to their social norms because they want to be seen a benevolent, but that is now causing chaos on their lands because the tribal nature is growing again. Lastly, the immigrants on average are outbreeding the natives and the immigrant descendents aren't very forgiving of colonisation. Many of these places will look completely different in the future, and the history will be taught extremely different too.
@@JakeKoenig africa living in the stone age wasn't a problem. Development wasn't built into the human mind, survival was. We develop to make survival easier, but if you are surviving well already, you won't feel a need to develop. The mistakes of the colonisers were they took over these lands that were filled with various warring tribes, drew arbitrary borders on maps therefore forcing cohesion between people that have never gotten along. This would have been fine had they continue ruling for a few hundred years so tension between these groups can subside as years of peace would make generations forget (as it did for all european countries cause they all had the same story of forming after devouring smaller populations) However, in many places they treated the people like second class citizens, enjoying the benefits and wealth only for themselves (South Africa is a prime example of piss poor colonisation). Which allowed people who wanted to obtain power gain supporters. There was unification amongst the once warring tribes because there was a new big enemy to fight. Once the battle was won, the colonisers left a massive power vacuum, and as the big enemy was gone, some tribes thought this to be the best opportunity to seize power *for their tribe* On top of that, the colonisers have not fully pulled out of these countries to this day. They continue to destabilise behind the scenes because it allows them to obtain the resources they want from these places without having to invest in them. Its *beyond* arrogant and ignorant to think colonisation was wholly good OR bad. It developed many African countries part-way, and then left them in complete disarray and chaos due to failures of compassion. But now the colonisers are truly experiencing the fallout of this failure because of the mass emigration from these countries *into* their countries. On top of that they chose to not enforce adherence to their social norms because they want to be seen a benevolent, but that is now causing chaos on their lands because the tribal nature is growing again. Lastly, the immigrants on average are outbreeding the natives.
This seemed a more honest assessment many such Africa videos just look to blame everything on other countries and "colonialism" that happened a hundred years ago. That's one thing I like about the U.S. though I have plenty of other complaints lol. We hold our own politicans accountable for everything wrong and hold their toes to the fire. If everybody here just blamed history, other countries and pointed outside it would be impossible to fix anything. Though the people running things here would certainly enjoy the diversion
Very well-explained, narrated, and edited little film. Top notch quality, especially for a channel this young. The views are about to come in huge amounts, my friend. Keep it up with the great work. Much love from Puerto Rico.
Great video! Its very nice that you pointed out how difficult it is to tackle large population growth in urban planning. I also liked that you tried to mention positive developments
Wow, the response to this video has been incredible. On Monday, I had 15 subscribers, and now, four days later, I have qualified for the youtube partner program. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who watched, liked, subscribed and commented.
I started this channel because I think stories about the history, business, politics and economics of my country and continent are super interesting and deserve to be shared with the world from our own perspective. I'm so glad that other people feel the same way and that we've been able to spark discussions on these important topics.
I have linked all the sources for this video in this comment, so feel free to dive in and challenge my thinking in an environment of intellectual honesty. I will be adding sources to the video description once I'm verified and youtube enables the feature for my channel.
I'm committed to working hard to bring you more videos and to improve every day. Thank you for being a part of this journey!
SOURCES: docs.google.com/document/d/1or_AFxa1UoiEeJxl84P56oK5veIV5mo5ezLdHOqOmAQ/edit?usp=sharing
well deserved!
Well done, keep up the great work
This is a well put together and edifying video. I'm American, and I have a few Nigerian-American friends, but I know extremely little about the history, economy, and politics of Nigeria, even though it's the largest country in Africa.
Congratulations! :)
Congratulations! You definitely deserve it, this is incredible work.
In the four years I lived in Lagos, I spent an estimated six years stuck in traffic.
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Really interesting: a city of 20 million with only one metro line must have the worst congestion in the world!
It certainly does. I was there during Christmas last year and I spent hours in traffic from the airport to my destination.
The urban area of kinshasa has a similar population and basically no high capacity public transport at all
(also hồchíminh/sàigòn + bogotá... though they both plan to open their first metro line too, hopefully in the not too distant future)
[edit: also also, onitsha and kabul... they are smaller cities, but they don't even have brt or a train station - there is absolutely nothing resembling mid/high capacity transport there]
@@pcongrebogota has large brt network so probably less urgent?
@@leozixiliu4646 Bogotá is by far more developed, lightyears ahead of cities like Kinshasa or Saigon. Congestion is bad, but doesn't give MadMax vibes like Delhi, a bigger City with a huge metro system
Congestion is the least of their problems...
at this point, it makes more sense to divert the economy from lagos to other cities, incentivizing people to move.
They tried that with Abuja (the current capital) and it didn't work. Lagos is West Africa's best potential to become an economic hub in the likes of NYC, Tokyo, or Shanghai (all port cities btw). The city's too big to ignore. Nigeria has no choice but to enact a massive urban redevelopment plan.
@@nellym46664 exactly. It feels to me almost like a country in a country, like London in the UK. With everything connected and, in its own way, more and less in some kind of balance, it appears to me extremely complicated to divert. Yet it must be done before things get very out of control as disease and fire will spread really fast in more than some of its extremely populated areas.
@@nellym46664 Planning aside, I don't think anybody's got the political will these days to enact a plan similar to what happened with Paris all those centuries ago.
@@nellym46664 lmao will never happen. White man stopped slavery . White people built infrastructure. White left them to themselves and they trashed a beautiful city
This has been tried on many occasions in both developed and developing regions. The reason it does not work is economics. People need access to jobs and services, and that happens best in dense settlements. There really is no alternative to density, but density is much harder for poorer countries to manage.
The quality on this far outpaces the viewership and numbers. So I did a cursory look and saw that its only your 4th video. Idk if you plan to keep making them or to get more consistent, but this shows that you have the ability to make great things and I want to be there when you make them so I've subscribed. I must admit, beyond the football team, the music, that one Chinua Achebe novel I read in school, the vibrant and ambitious people I have met and a few tonnes of Jollof - I do not know much about Nigeria, at least historically. As a Jamaican I have always felt a kinship there and will have to read into it more - but a tasteful, well researched and well curated 14 minute video can never be defeated - keep doing what you're doing.
Thanks for subscribing! I’m so happy you enjoyed it
I was shocked by the quality of this video. It has the production value that massive media companies offer. And I was expecting to see that this video came from a channel with many videos, and shocked to see that this is #4! Can’t wait to see what’s next
Were the Portuguese who named that place Lagos.
Came from a small city on the south of Portugal called Lagos,that on the 15th century and before ,the area of the Portuguese city was a area full of small lakes ( Lagos).
So in 1472 a Portuguese explorer sailing though the region "Baptized" the area as Lagos by the resemblance with the Portuguese city.
Sir, amazing video 👏 As a Nigerian (Edo man born in Lagos😂), I am really happy to see such an objective and well researched discourse of African history as yours. You highlight everything of importance but also summarize it in a way that doesn't diminish the info. Respect! I also admire how you handle the historical stuff so balanced. You mention how slavery existed here before colonialism. You mention the efforts of the British to quell slavery but not for wholly altruistic reasons and you mention the socioeconomic and political and geographic factors behind Lagos's history and Nigeria's history. You have gained a new sub.
I’m Somali but my husband and son are edo. Hello to their cousin! 😅
@@hotmess9640 hello Madam. Thanks for sharing and God bless you and your family 🙏
Yes I think this video was great, it told the history and facts on the ground in a unbiased manner. A lot of the time when European or American people talk about African history or just Africa in general it's like they are walking on eggshells, they make sure to link every single problem to European colonialism and they are constantly making excuses for why things are as they are. They are hesitant to talk about potential soloutions or put any personal responsibility or accountability in the hands of the local people today, beacuse they are afraid to seem like they don't aknowledge that colonialism happend.
The civil war doesn't even affect Damascus anymore and its rebuilding, so Lagos might actually be number 1 nowadays.
I hope Damascus recovers swiftly and that lasting prosperity soon comes uppon it.
My great-grandfather was from there, and it pains me not to be able to visit that land due to the dangers involved.
Port Au Prince would like to challenge for this title.
@@windoak the centre is cool, outskirts not the best because of the wat
The average Syrian only makes the equivalent of $31 dollars a month due to sanctions, while the average Nigerian makes $190 to around $300 a month…
@@taysondynastyemperor5124which average Nigerian makes $190 a month? That's high end lol, stop lying. It's more like $45 a month.
This was a really well-produced video. Keep it up! You'll get the views.
Thank you!!
@@Cascade365 the only way to remedy the problem is for other states to continue to develop.
I came here just to say that too!!!
@@taharka3897 but that won't happen at least not now, because corruption still have it's grip on most Nigeria leaders, Lagos is a mess right? But that mess makes millions of not billions yearly to some very few individual, so the people who are in charge don't want it to change, then talk about other cities, same thing, the people who are in charge only care keeping as much money for themselves, to even think of investing in something to attract outside investors or even inside investors, it's sad when you think about it, we Nigerians live in a corrupt state and it's going to take something very drastic and special to change that.
Yeah this guy deserves to get big!
Great video. Excellent production value, fascinating topic and engaging presentation. Keep it up!
I was very confused when I saw this video had only 54 views, it was really good and well researched
Are you confused at the current 25k views ?
@@xavierclayton9990 yes haha, the video exploded
it had one view from every country in africa 💀🙏
@@jish8681😂
ANd now it is at 160k and I got it recommended. It's always nice to see how the free market rewards quality content, even if it might take some time.
I've always wanted to learn more about africa from an modern African perspective, the quality of this video is amazing. Keep it up, I'm excited to see more
For a smaller channel, the production quality of this video is shockingly good! Well done I'm excited to see more from you. You have a fantastic voice too that's nice to listen to.
Thank you so much!
I’m so curious what happened over the last year since your last video? Whatever you did during that time, we’re glad to have this video as a result.
Well produced video. Good to see African content. Looking forward to seeing more.
Cheers from 🇦🇺
It's crazy how teeny tiny tiny England that's not even 700 miles long somehow managed to not only rule but build real lasting infrastructure in these colossally huge places while also doing the same in huge India , china,Australia,Canada etc etc.. If ppl could see how tiny the place is and how far away it is it's mind blowing how it had the biggest empire
Not whole China, only in Hongkong, an small island in South China
Are you really this silly. England ruled nothing lol. The UK Empire consisted of four ruling countries. Are you American by any chance? Such a poor education
@frankfleming1103 Are you American? lol
There was never any such thing as the English Empire. It was the UK Empire which consisted of 4 ruling nations. England was merely one nation of the UK. Where on earth did you receive such a poor education?
@@Paddy-m7e No, England occupied half of America is history, but not China, China was never a colony
This is easily one of the most detailed and well-researched videos I have seen on RUclips for a long time. Instant sub! It's even more impressive when considering the fact that the history of many African societies is difficult to access (compared to European/Middle Eastern/Chinese/Japanese history)
Thank you!! 😃
Don't get me wrong, this is good, but there are lots of channels that go insanely in depth. For example, History Time or ABSTRACT (previously Real Horror). Their research must be crazy.
Excellent video! I feel like RUclips is lacking good content focusing on Africa & its rich history, so it's nice to see such a well-researched and informative video like this. Being from the Philippines, almost none of our world history classes cover Africa, so it's the continent I know the least about, despite it being the second most populous. Love the work, keep it up!
Bloody hell dude, what a well made video, congrats...
Love from Mozambique, Maputo (basically Lagos but smaller 😅)
Excellent video. I visited Lagos for work 25 years ago and knew very little about it's history. This was really well produced and informative.
Please do more! Especially for us non-Africans, your work helps remove a veil of ignorance about your country.
Wow. I was blown away by this report. I learned soooo much, not only about Lagos, but also about Nigerian and African history regarding the slave trade. You gained a new subscriber. I look forward to viewing and learning from your other videos. Thank you!!
Great video! It's very interesting to hear about the situation in an African megalopolis from the perspective of a local, you don't find this often.
I also appreciate that you didn't get political and just described historical facts without going the easy way of blaming European colonisers for everything.
You are doing some really serious work here, keep it up! Africa needs smart content like this to raise awareness about the most important issues
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I love this. As a Ghanaian, I love learning about Nigeria. I hope you'll continue the series and explore Abuja or Kano.
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This video will have over a million views in no time
This is very well-made and super interesting! I'm European and it's so rare to see African history and society from an African perspective! Keep them coming please :)
Bro, i watched this video halfway, i subscribed immediately. I respect the hard work put in and the enormous knowledge displayed. Thanks and i hope u continue in this line of thought in consequent videos.
Hey dude - I work a lot with RUclips video editing, you have the skill and further potential to go big and do really well - the only thing I’d suggest, is try and weave in some background noise / background music in some parts, such as at the start when introducing Lagos, some noise to fill the silent gaps would really smooth out the video. Good luck!
Thank you: this was well done. The script, the backstory, and the visuals are top-notch! Not to mention the quality of your voice, which is engaging and great on the ears. Subscribed :)
Exceptional production quality. Like astoundingly good visuals and audio. You're gonna take off bro
Great video man! The world needs to keep learning about Africa, so please keep up the good work. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
Thank you!!
Shocking how similar their history is to that of Venice. Settling in a swamp for safety, getting conquered nonetheless, then growing their city too large for the lands to handle
I was wondering about this. At the end, he just throws in that the city is (on top of everything else) sinking faster than the average city. I wasn't aware that cities on average were sinking. Venice on the other hand definitely is sinking.
Happy too see your video get a nice break through. you deserve the views. Excited to see future content!
great really great video. It was way more informable and understandable than many content today.
It's very interesting to hear about Africa's history and current issues from an actual African perspective. Very well made video!
Great video man! It covered the history and current problems of the city in a very objective and informational way. I was very surprised of the low subscription count of your channel. Keep it up and you’ll surely get the high numbers!
Love the channel - please do a video on the Biafra war
A quality video about West African history, that's rare but welcome. It is sad to see the state of the city today, but I'm excited to see where it goes in the coming decades.
Set up camp in a lagoon to escape invading barbarians. A bit like Venice, then.
wdym barbarians
yeah i was thinking that the story is similar to Venice.
@@kingpredator117 Absolute Barbarians. They violently colonized the country. Lol
@@lunaloynaz-lopez2318ah yes and as shown in the video it constantly being attacked and ruled by others.
This doesnt make colonization less worse, but before colonization it was occupied most of the time. Which is pretty much the same. A ruler from another place conquers land.
We all hope it wont happen again and we all need to work hard for it not to happen again, but look at the world now. Lots of wars, lots of civil wars. Humans and their greed and inability to achieve together is harsh reality. Unfortunately.
Empires rather than barbarians. But all just a matter of perspective I guess. There sure is some similarity. And Venice would be quite the hellhole if it had 20 million inhabitants, I guess.
This is why I’m focusing my efforts on Ibadan, building new infrastructures there for the mass to enjoy, public parks, a strip with restaurants, arcades, clubs. It’ll take time as I’m funding it myself but I do not mind at all. Lagos will soon learn.
By far and away the worst place I’ve had the misfortune to visit/work in during my career. I’ve worked in more than 50 countries across the world and this place is beyond bad, hell on earth in fact.
lol sure
How?
@@a.alphonso6193 What sure? You need more proof Lagos sucks?
Did you guys watch the same video?
@@06hurdwp did you watch the video idiot?
Nice and very informative video! You just earned yourself a sub! Regards from Germany
Hey well done for the video. Well researched and enjoyed it. This city needs a lot of support
The origin story is almost the exact same as Venice, which is also on an island in a lagoon because it wanted to flee from the surrounding empires. Also very well done Video, for someone who basically knows nothing about the region and it's history this was a very good overview.
Great Video! Super excited to come across it, I've long been interested in Lagos and its astounding growth. A friend of mine is from Lagos but aside from the music and clubs, she spoke relatively little about the rest of it. Its great learning more context and I hope it can inspire some cool conversations with her.
That's awesome! I have to say as someone who was born and grew up here, I didn't know too much of its history either, but doing the research for the video gave me a newfound appreciation for my home. I'm happy you also found it interesting and I hope it brings you closer to your friend
Wow, great video! Deserves many more views
Glad you liked it!!
Great video!!! Greetings from Dominican Republic
Great video! Coming from The Netherlands I visited Lagos and Nigeria a few times and found the city and country fascinating. Keep up the good work👍
The quality of your documentary is world class. Kudos to you
Such a profesional video. Great job!
Genuinely great video. Very impartial and informative, thanks!
I got suggested this video.
This is probably one of the best made videos (in this format, topic, etc) that I have seen in a while! Amazing backstory, historical accuracy, production value! Excited to see more.
Really well put together video, it sucked that NewAfrica stopped uploading so randomly coming across this channel that has a similar style in editing and telling of history that isn't well known to the masses is a great find. I hope your channel continues to boom and we get more great videos like this. Subbed and turned notifications on.
As others have said, this is very well made. Really appreciated.
needs 1000 times the views, great video
Great video. Thank you
You went all Johnny Harris with the maps, excellent work 💯
But without ego and over production.
@@grzegorzswist and WEF funding!
@@grzegorzswist Johnny "classic."
@@grzegorzswistand talking about himself majority of the video
That nasty guy is so condescending... i know he is a gringo. But thats not an excuse.
Amazing video. Such a talented dude much love from the UK. Hope you do many more videos like this the graphics are top class
Very well made video and I hope you make more to continue to teach us. I miss visiting Lagos
Excellent content. I’ve spent a lot of time in Lagos and my wife was born there - the framing of its history really makes one think about what’s next.
Great video. And good job finding all of these old maps. It would be cool to even spend some more time with one of the older maps!
This was interesting. Thank-you for your insight!
Excellent video, keep up the high quality!
Much appreciated!
Very interesting and well put together video. Subscribed
I stumbled on this video because I'm doing research for a video about lagos (and why moving here is not a very good idea), and i have to say this is very well done. I love learning about Nigeria's history. Subscribed!
Great journalism and production. Thank you for the information on Lagos. As an African American my genealogy results are 40% Nigerian and I’m always excited to learn more information especially about the Slave Trade.
Well done. Well researched. Hardwork is showing. Keep going🎉
Thank you! I will
Fascinating subject and a really good production. Well done. Thanks for posting.
Such an amazing video!
This is a great video! It's so hard to find good explorations of history in Africa, especially with how little there is in terms of records.
Great content!
Great quality appreciate the production and straightforward presentation
The way you told the story of the city was super interesting and honest. The beauty of the city and the optimistic attitude of Nigeria when it first got independence was very clearly captured. Seeing how the city ends up in the present day is such a tragedy. I hope it one day heals, and the people of Nigeria get the government that they deserve, along with all of Africa.
Great video; the amount of info you've managed to pack into 14 minutes is really impressive.
GREAT VIDEO,THIS CHANNEL HAS CRAZY POTENTIAL.
Thank you! I hope so
insane production. we don't see enough african history online. i consider myself very lucky to get to support you so early :) big motion coming your way
Loved the video, if i can offer some feedback then I’d suggest doing a bit more of a map view of where lagos actually is! Lots of us arent very familiar with Africa and wouldn’t be able to place it on a map
This really is an excellently-produced video, thank you for making it! I'm gonna go binge your other videos now
The Answer to the WHY- “Zoning collapsed all over the city” fact 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Great summary of Lagos history. Keep it up!
This is really great. A very interesting watch, thank you. I grew up in Lagos from the 1970s to 1990s and this video taught me a few things I didn’t know and reminded me of quite a few more that I had forgotten. Some great archival material here as well. I’d love to see that Kingsway map properly.
Though this is sad, it is really good storytelling. I like the music, animations and your calm voice - good job!
Great quality of production and insight to cram so much history in just a 13 min video.
Good vid. Hi from Wales!
Great video man. I learned a lot. Thanks.
Subscribed. Whoever you are, I wish I had your video production skills. And there's rarely interesting vids on African history here on YT, so I think you might have hit a market niche.
i watched all your videos in one sit, keep it up, i need more :)
This is some really well researched piece
Well, researched and presented thank you
My brother you are about to blessed by the algorithm because this is way too good of a video for you to only have 700 subs
Awesome work! Great production value 😁
This was very informative and high quality, you deserve more subscribers! Love from South Africa🇿🇦
Good video. Love me some geopolitics and history, and there is very little well-produced content devoted to the continent. Subscribed.
The British restricted uncontrolled migration to the city and the floodgates were opened after independence. Not even the Chinese would have been able to deal with this population growth (They have the Hukou system to limit poor people from the countryside to move into cities).
Apartheid did the same thing
The same problem every right winger wants to avoid but left wingers refuse to see it.
I love how the whole world blames historical white people for all of their current problems. As is Africa wasn't living in the Stone Age before colonization ever existed, or as if the African countries least affected by colonization aren't the worst countries today. How many centuries do Africans need to recover from whatever problems they claim are caused by colonization?
@@JakeKoenig africa living in the stone age wasn't a problem. If you don't know what you're missing, you won't miss it. Development wasn't built into the human mind, survival was. We develop to make survival easier, but if you are surviving well already, you won't feel a need to develop.
The mistakes of the colonisers were they took over these lands that were filled with various warring tribes, drew arbitrary borders on maps therefore forcing cohesion between people that have never gotten along.
This would have been fine had they continue ruling for a few hundred years so tension between these groups can subside as years of peace would make generations forget (as it did for all european countries cause they all had the same story of forming after devouring smaller populations)
However, in many places they treated the people like second class citizens, enjoying the benefits and wealth only for themselves (South Africa is a prime example of piss poor colonisation). Which allowed people who wanted to obtain power gain supporters. There was unification amongst the once warring tribes because there was a new big enemy to fight. Once the battle was won, the colonisers left a massive power vacuum, and as the big enemy was gone, some tribes thought this to be the best opportunity to seize power *for their tribe*
On top of that, the colonisers have not fully pulled out of these countries to this day. They continue to destabilise behind the scenes because it allows them to obtain the resources they want from these places without having to invest in them.
Its *beyond* arrogant and ignorant to think colonisation was wholly good OR bad. It developed many African countries part-way, and then left them in complete disarray and chaos due to failures of compassion.
But now the colonisers are truly experiencing the fallout of this failure because of the mass emigration from these countries *into* their countries. On top of that they chose to not enforce adherence to their social norms because they want to be seen a benevolent, but that is now causing chaos on their lands because the tribal nature is growing again. Lastly, the immigrants on average are outbreeding the natives and the immigrant descendents aren't very forgiving of colonisation. Many of these places will look completely different in the future, and the history will be taught extremely different too.
@@JakeKoenig africa living in the stone age wasn't a problem. Development wasn't built into the human mind, survival was. We develop to make survival easier, but if you are surviving well already, you won't feel a need to develop.
The mistakes of the colonisers were they took over these lands that were filled with various warring tribes, drew arbitrary borders on maps therefore forcing cohesion between people that have never gotten along.
This would have been fine had they continue ruling for a few hundred years so tension between these groups can subside as years of peace would make generations forget (as it did for all european countries cause they all had the same story of forming after devouring smaller populations)
However, in many places they treated the people like second class citizens, enjoying the benefits and wealth only for themselves (South Africa is a prime example of piss poor colonisation). Which allowed people who wanted to obtain power gain supporters. There was unification amongst the once warring tribes because there was a new big enemy to fight. Once the battle was won, the colonisers left a massive power vacuum, and as the big enemy was gone, some tribes thought this to be the best opportunity to seize power *for their tribe*
On top of that, the colonisers have not fully pulled out of these countries to this day. They continue to destabilise behind the scenes because it allows them to obtain the resources they want from these places without having to invest in them.
Its *beyond* arrogant and ignorant to think colonisation was wholly good OR bad. It developed many African countries part-way, and then left them in complete disarray and chaos due to failures of compassion.
But now the colonisers are truly experiencing the fallout of this failure because of the mass emigration from these countries *into* their countries. On top of that they chose to not enforce adherence to their social norms because they want to be seen a benevolent, but that is now causing chaos on their lands because the tribal nature is growing again. Lastly, the immigrants on average are outbreeding the natives.
this is an amazing video, the commentary and editing is so good.
I was always looking for a channel that provide high quality videos about Africa
This seemed a more honest assessment many such Africa videos just look to blame everything on other countries and "colonialism" that happened a hundred years ago.
That's one thing I like about the U.S. though I have plenty of other complaints lol. We hold our own politicans accountable for everything wrong and hold their toes to the fire.
If everybody here just blamed history, other countries and pointed outside it would be impossible to fix anything. Though the people running things here would certainly enjoy the diversion
@@c.rutherford
64 years ago. Nigeria became independent on the 1st of October 1960.
Fascinating analysis and excellent production value - so excited to see what else you make!
A thousand views for a video as good as this is not ok 😅 I'm subscribing
Outstanding video. Loved the history parts. Please keep making vids
I always love historical content made by the people who live in those areas, so ill be sticking around your channel from now on! Great vid
Educational. Insightful. Great content 👍🏾
Very well-explained, narrated, and edited little film. Top notch quality, especially for a channel this young. The views are about to come in huge amounts, my friend. Keep it up with the great work. Much love from Puerto Rico.
Great video! Its very nice that you pointed out how difficult it is to tackle large population growth in urban planning. I also liked that you tried to mention positive developments