l LAGOS: Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos is featured in a newly launched edition of the famous Monopoly board game, with Makoko and Banana Island replacing Old Kent Road and Mayfair. Local firm Bestman Games launched the version of the Hasbro game geared toward one of Africa’s biggest cities, with a population of some 15 million people. Lagos’s water-top slum of Makoko, where thousands live in shacks on stilts, is the cheapest property on the board, with the city’s wealthy enclave of Banana Island the most expensive. However, the game’s mascot, depicted on the cover, remains a white man in a top hat. FirstBank of Nigeria, also a partner in the project, announced the launch in a statement. The game is available for purchase at various Lagos stores. Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation and largest oil producer. It is viewed as having great economic potential, but has been held back by deeply rooted corruption and mismanagement.
Old Kent Road becomes Makoko in Lagos Monopoly
