In the exclusive enclaves of Lagos, notably Old Ikoyi, Banana Island, and Victory Island, the level of construction activity is frightening. Whether it is in Eko Atlantic City, on Kingsway Road, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, or sundry Roads and Avenues in Ikoyi, the story is the same.
Cranes are rising and falling every day and everywhere, defying adverse macroeconomic conditions that have, in other locations, ambushed construction and sent contractors on compulsory holiday.
In Ikoyi, colonial-era bungalows with their weather-beaten roofs are gi
