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Lagos (/ ˈleɪɡɒs / LAY-goss; [10][11] also US: / ˈlɑːɡoʊs / LAH-gohss; [11][12] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent. [13][14][15][16] [17] Lagos ...
Lagos was originally inhabited by the Awori subgroup of the Yoruba people in the 15th century and Binis in the 16th century. [6][7][8][9] The Awori moved to an island now called Iddo and then to the larger Lagos Island. [10] Their ruler Olofin divided the island among his ten sons. [11] One of them, Aromire, planted pepper on the nearby island ...
Lagos State (Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó, Gun: Ayìmátẹ̀n Awọnlìn tọ̀n) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 Nigerian states, it is the second most populous state but the smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the international border with Benin for 10 km, Lagos State borders Ogun State ...
Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.
Lekki is a city in Lagos State, Nigeria.It is located to the south-east of Lagos city.Lekki is a naturally formed peninsula, adjoining to its west Victoria Island and Ikoyi districts of Lagos, with the Atlantic Ocean to its south, Lagos Lagoon to the north, and Lekki Lagoon to its east; however, the city's southeast, which ends around the western edge of Refuge Island, adjoins the eastern part ...
Government of Lagos State. Lagos State Government is the government of Lagos State, concerned with the administration of the state ministries. [1] The government consists of the executive, legislative and Judiciary. [2] The government is headed by the Governor who is the policy-maker and often assisted by the commissioners and other civil ...
1845 - Oba Kosoko in power. [1] 1851 - British bombardment of Lagos. [2][3] 1852 - British consulate established. [3] 1853 - King Dosunmu in power. 1859- The CMS Grammar School in Bariga, a suburb of Lagos in Lagos State, is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria, founded on 6 June 1859 by the Church Missionary Society.
Prior to the landfill, Iddo was connected to the Lagos Mainland by the Denton Bridge, named after Sir George Chardin Denton, former Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Lagos. [2] [3] Iddo is home to the Lagos Terminus and was the first and only place in Nigeria to host a tram service - linking Lagos Island through Carter Bridge. [4]