Something is changing in Nigeria’s cities, and it is becoming harder to ignore. Across Nigerian cities, including Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Ibadan and other urban centres, children are increasingly becoming a regular feature at traffic intersections — moving between stationary vehicles, tapping on windows, and asking for small amount of money to get through the day. Many are no older than 15. For most dwelling in the cities, this scene has become so familiar that it is beginning to lose any significance of empathy. What is unfolding is not just the visibility of poor children in urban spaces, but the gradual normalisation of a system failure where child survival is being absorbed into everyday city life.