I Went to Lagos's $1.2 Billion Train Station: We Have a Problem.

Lagos opened a $1.2 billion train station in September 2023. Two years later, I went to ask a question nobody is talking about: are we ready to maintain it ourselves? The Blue Line is running. The trains arrive. The system works. But the people maintaining it are still flown in from China, the contract that keeps it running is approaching expiration, and there is no public maintenance budget. This documentary breaks down what's at stake, what Lagos has already done right, and what could go very wrong in the next two years if we don't ask the right questions now. —————————————————————— 📚 SOURCES & REFERENCES Research & Reports: Heinrich Böll Foundation, "Moving Lagos: The Blue Line and the Future of Mass Transit" (Dec 2024) https://ng.boell.org/sites/default/fi... BusinessDay, "Lagos Blue Line Rail Project: Setting the Record Straight" by Kolawole Ojelabi (Oct 2019) https://businessday.ng/opinion/articl... Western Post, Lagos Procurement Agency clarification (Nov 2023) https://www.westernpost.ng/lagos-proc... International Case Studies: Semafor, "Ethiopia's Addis Ababa light rail is barely chugging along" (Feb 2023) The Diplomat — Ethiopia Light Rail Coverage (2023–2024) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation — https://www.delhimetrorail.com —————————————————————— 🎥 FOOTAGE CREDITS "Babure" by Tofik Abadi (Oct 17, 2020) — YouTube "Bird View of Addis Ababa" by BEKI Square (Aug 18, 2024) — YouTube "10 Mega Projects Driving Ethiopia's Economy To A New Height" by Africa Reloaded (Feb 21, 2023) — YouTube "The HUGE Metro System You Don't Hear Much About | Delhi Metro Explained" by RMTransit (Nov 5, 2022) — YouTube Additional Marina station footage filmed by Lateefah Mayaki & Quadri Mayaki —————————————————————— 🎵 MUSIC Licensed via Epidemic Sound. —————————————————————— 📧 CONTACT & FOLLOW Instagram: @lateefahmayaki —————————————————————— Bringing Nigeria to your Screen Like Never Before, Saying it as it is. #Africa # Nigeria #Lagos #LagosBlueLine #MarinaStation #LAMATA #LagosNigeria #PublicInfrastructure #Documentary #CivicJournalism #LagosState #Nigeria #PublicTransport #Railway