Good governance is now recognised in a manner like never before, as a necessary condition for
economic growth and poverty reduction. The focus of this paper therefore is to evaluate the effect of
urban governance on the condition and provision of infrastructural services including citizens’
perception of service delivery in metropolitan Lagos. The study is a survey research designed to obtain
information from Lagos residents on the quality of governance in the city including the extent of
stakeholder involvement in decision making. Structured questionnaires were distributed to two groups
of 400 and 1040 households respectively. There was also a survey of the impact of road improvement
on business premises. Findings from the study indicated that infrastructure provision in Lagos is
supply-driven and that poor governance adversely affects business activities and economic
development. Demand-side management in infrastructure provision and stakeholder communication
and participation are highly recommended.