Cities Quote by Rem Koolhaas

Lagos was a city that had been turned against itself. There was a bridge that became the perfect trap for crimes, which began with…

— Rem Koolhaas

In Lagos there's a really strong case to resurrect strong parts. Embedded in all of it are some amazing pieces of planning, amazing pieces…

— Rem Koolhaas

Lagos was the ultimate dysfunctional city - but actually, in terms of all the initiatives and ingenuity, it mobilised an incredibly beautiful, almost utopian…

— Rem Koolhaas

“To achieve this incredible feat of building Nigeria, we must all truly desire to see it happen”

— Fela Durotoye

What was once underground is now coming to the surface.

— Gavin Bryars

My knowledge of Abuja is not as deep as my knowledge of Lagos.

— Babatunde Fashola

Lagos was not very inviting even to Lagosians. It was considered a no-go zone, almost in its entirety.

— Rem Koolhaas

Where should they dig the Very Deep Pit? Piglet said that the best place would be somewhere where a Heffalump was, just before he…

— Piglet

However deep you dig a well it affords no refuge in the time of flood.

— Ernest Bramah

“Lagos is a metropolis of almost twenty million people, with more energy than London, more entrepreneurial spirit than New York, and so people come…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“There are other letters, from the heirs of fictional magnates, from the widows of oil barons, from the legal representatives of incarcerated generals, and…

— Teju Cole

Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven’t been.

— Tinie Tempah