Outlining Subtext and Characteristics of Home in Lagos, Nigeria

This Research studied the various opinions people living in Lagos have about home in it true nous. Home generally can be a socio-cultural, psychological and ideological construct. Home means different thing to different people and can be interpreted along cultural and religious line. Therefore focus of the paper is to explain the connotation and characteristics of home in Lagos, in order to identify indicators that may define a Home. The study use triangulation, involving qualitative and quantitative method that relied on focused group interview guide, questionnaires distributed amongst residents currently residing in Lagos, Nigeria and inference statistics. The findings presented two important indicators of subtext and characteristics that were based on Psychological and Socio-physical backgrounds. The research results revealed that a broad-spectrum template framed and used to underscore significance and characteristics of home, for residents in major Nigeria cities (Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Benin, Jos, Calabar etc.) with little or no variance to the outcomes, the difference in culture and ideology notwithstanding.