We skipped the road trip between Lagos and Abuja, but here is a story about what it is like.

The view of Michael the cab driver in Abuja traffic

People like to drive the lines on the road from Karu to Abuja.

Then there are the fender benders

Abuja has transit

Nobody pays attention to this guy

My view of the National Mosque in downtown Abuja

Abuja has broad roundabouts

Don't photograph the cops!

Police are everywhere

Broad sidewalks in the Government District

Always on guard but don't photograph them

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Federal Buildings in Abuja

Looking towards Aso Rock

Abuja has hi-rise construction going on

Sidewalk vendors in Abuja

Local Abuja church, click here for a very interesting story of what go on inside!

Abuja roadside homes

Abuja homes

Abuja car park in the downtown area

Abuja entry to some arena

Money changers in Abuja park

Ah... the country

Residential area on the edge of Abuja

Abuja street vendors

Rural street vendors

Rural roadside features

Just leave your old beater here

We have tires and rims!

Open plan with kitchen on the left and bath on the right

Do you think those drinks might be cold?

Rural mosque

Roadside cooking

Street vendor with cold drinks

Turn off to the new tract of homes in Abuja

Road to new homes in Abuja

New tract of Abuja homes ahead

New Abuja homes behind the block wall

New tract of Abuja homes nearing completion

Razor wire and Iron gates are big sellers


Lagos, driving thru Surulere

Apartment in Surulere

Lagos, driving thru Surulere

Lagos, driving thru Surulere

Lagos, driving thru Surulere

Skyline of Lagos

Pedestrians in Lagos

Lagos Parkway

Lagos National Theatre, some say it looks like a military cap

Article about rumours circulating that the National Theatre would be sold by the Federal Government and replaced by a five-star hotel click here

Will the Lagos light rail project to help transform a bustling Lagos? Read here

Headed towards the city

NEVER EXPECT POWER ALWAYS!

Lagos Downtown

Lagos street vendors

Get your Lagos daily news, I like The Punch online to keep up

On the edge of Lagos Island

The Cathedral Church of Christ thru the traffic , Lagos Island

To learn more about the historic Cathedral Church of Christ in Lagos, click here

The downtown phone store in Lagos

We missed the Lagos seafood festival

Headed into Lekki Island area of Lagos

Christmas decorations were going up in Victoria Island

Residential construction in Lekki. To see some videos about real estate opportunities in Lekki click here

Lekki workers

More information about Lekki real estate boom is here

The Lekki market is just around the corner