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Lagos State
State
Flag
Location of Lagos State in Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Date created	May 27, 1967
Capital	Ikeja
Government
• Governor	Akinwumi Ambode (APC)
• Senators	Oluremi Tinubu Ganiyu Solomon Barihu Ashafa
• Representatives	List
Area
• Total	3,577 km (1,381 sq mi)
Population
• Total	21,000,534
• Rank	2nd of 36
• Density	5,900/km (15,000/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2014
• Total	$91 billion
• Per capita	$4,333
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
ISO 3166 code	NG-LA
Website	lagosstate.gov.ng

Lagos State is an administrative division of Nigeria, located in the southwestern part of the country. The smallest in area of Nigeria's states, Lagos State is arguably the most economically important state of the country, containing Lagos, the nation's largest urban area. The actual population total is disputed between the official Nigerian Census of 2006, and a much higher figure claimed by the Lagos State Government. Lagos State is located in the south-western part of the Nigerian Federation. On the North and East it is bounded by Ogun State. In the West it shares boundaries with the Republic of Benin. Behind its southern borders lies the Atlantic Ocean. 22% of its 3,577 km are lagoons and creeks.

History

Early History

Before the Portuguese name of Lagos had been adopted, Lagos' initial name was Eko which referred mainly to the Island. The first to settle in Eko were the Aworis. The Awori hunters and fishermen had originally come from Ile-Ife to the coast. The name Eko comes either from the Yoruba "Oko" (cassava farm) or "Eko" (war camp). Over 650 years ago, the Oba of Bini sent warriors to Eko who were received in a welcoming manner by the residing Awori fishermen. The Bini Prince, Ado, who led the war party, was asked to become their leader. From that point on, Eko belonged to the kingdom of the Oba of Bini.

Postcolonial Era

Lagos State was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of State (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No. 14 of 1967, which restructured Nigeria’s Federation into 12 states. Prior to this, Lagos Municipality had been administered by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs as the regional authority, while the Lagos City Council (LCC) governed the City of Lagos. Equally, the metropolitan areas (Colony Province) of Ikeja, Agege, Mushin, Ikorodu, Epe and Badagry were administered by the Western Region. The State took off as an administrative entity on April 11, 1968 with Lagos Island serving the dual role of being the State and Federal Capital. However, with the creation of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja in 1976, Lagos Island ceased to be the capital of the State which was moved to Ikeja. Equally, with the formal relocation of the seat of the Federal Government to Abuja on 12 December 1991, Lagos Island ceased to be Nigeria’s political capital. Nevertheless, Lagos remains the center of commerce for the country.

Cities and Towns

Lagos

Lagos is the most populous city in Lagos State and in Nigeria as a whole. It is the second fastest-growing city in Africa and the seventh in the world. The population of Lagos city is approximately 13 million Lagos is a port which originated on islands separated by creeks, such as Lagos Island, fringing the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon while protected from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier islands and long sand spits such as Bar Beach, which stretch up to 100 kilometres (62 miles) east and west of the mouth. From the beginning, Lagos has expanded on the mainland west of the lagoon and the conurbation, including Ikeja (which is the capital of Lagos State) and Agege, now reaches more than 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-west of Lagos Island.

Ikorodu

Ikorodu is a city located South East of Lagos State along the Lagos Lagoon, it shares a boundary with Ogun State. As of the 2006 Census Ikorodu had an enumerated population of 535,619.

Eko Atlantic

Eko Atlantic is a planned city being constructed on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean. It is located on former Lagos’ Bar Beach. Upon completion, the new island which is still under development is anticipating atleast 250,000 residents and a daily flow of atleast 150,000 commuters. The development will also have a positive environmental impact; its purpose is to stop the erosion of the Lagos coastline. The Eko Atlantic City project received global recognition in 2009, as the Lagos State government and its private sector partners on the Project, South Energyx, received the Clinton Global Initiative Commitment Certificate.

Badagry

Badagry is a coastal town in Lagos State. It is situated between Metropolitan Lagos, and the border with Benin at Seme. As of the preliminary 2006 census results, the municipality had a population of 241,093.

Epe

Epe is a town located on the north side of the Lekki Lagoon. At the 2006 Census the population of Epe was 181,409.

=Ojo

Ojo is a town with a population of 507,693 Lagos State University is located in this town.

Government

Since its creation in 1967, the state has been administered either by a governor and a House of Assembly in civilian or quasi-civilian (under Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida's administration) federal administrations, or by Sole-Administrators or Military Administrators in military dispensations . Since December 2007, Yoruba has been the second official language of debate and discussion for the House of Assembly after English.

Administrative Divisions and Local Government Areas

Lagos State is divided into five Administrative Divisions, which are further divided into twenty (20) Local Government Areas, or LGAs. They are:

The first 16 of the above LGAs comprise the statistical area of Metropolitan Lagos. The remaining four LGAs (Badagry, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki and Epe) are within Lagos State but are not part of Metropolitan Lagos.

In 2003, many of the existing 20 LGAs were split for administrative purposes into Local Council Development Areas. These lower-tier administrative units now number 56: Agbado/Oke-Odo, Agboyi/Ketu, Agege, Ajeromi, Alimosho , Apapa, Apapa-Iganmu, Ayobo/Ipaja, Badagry West, Badagry, Bariga, Coker Aguda, Egbe Idimu, Ejigbo, Epe, Eredo, Eti Osa East, Eti Osa West, Iba, Isolo, Imota, Ikoyi, Ibeju, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ifelodun, Igando/Ikotun, Igbogbo/Bayeku, Ijede, Ikeja, Ikorodu North, Ikorodu West, Ikosi Ejinrin, Ikorodu, Ikorodu West, Iru/Victoria Island, Itire Ikate, Kosofe, Lagos Island West, Lagos Island East, Lagos Mainland, Lekki, Mosan/Okunola, Mushin, Odi Olowo/Ojuwoye, Ojo, Ojodu, Ojokoro, Olorunda, Onigbongbo, Oriade, Orile Agege, Oshodi, Oto-Awori, Shomolu, Surulere and Yaba.

List of current Local Government Area Chairmen.

Tertiary Institutions in Lagos State

• University of Lagos
• Lagos state college of health technology
• Lagos State University
• Lagos Business School
• Caleb University
• Yaba College of Technology
• Lagos State Polytechnic
• Pan-African University
• Adeniran Ogunsanya College of. Education
• Lagos city Polytechnic
• Wolex Polytechnic
• St Augustine College of Education, Akoka
• Micheal Otedola College of Education, Epe
• National Open University, Lagos
• Federal College of Education, Akoka

People

While the State is essentially a Yoruba-speaking environment, it is a socio-cultural melting pot attracting both Nigerians and foreigners alike.

Indigenous inhabitants include the Aworis and Eguns in Ikeja and Badagry Divisions respectively, with the Eguns being found mainly in Badagry.

There is also an admixture of other pioneer settlers collectively known as the Ekos.

The indigenes of Ikorodu and Epe Divisions are mainly the Ijebus with pockets of Eko-Awori settlers along the coastland and riverine areas.

Notable people

• Hakeem Olajuwon
• Babatunde Olatunji
• Herbert Macauley
• Henry Rawlingson Carr
• Mobolaji Johnson
• Bola Tinubu
• Babatunde Raji Fashola
• Fela Kuti
• Bruce Onobrakpeya
• Jimi Agbaje
• Femi Ojo Ade
• Funsho Williams
• Henry Ajomale
• Ayodele Awojobi
• Bode George

Transportation

Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja and is one of Nigeria's 3 major international airports.

See also

Nigeria portal

• Lagos
• Lagos Island
• Surulere
• List of government ministries of Lagos State

References

1. See List of Governors of Lagos State for a list of prior governors
2. ^ "Lagos State - Population".
3. Akinkuotu, Eniola (21 January 2015). "We can double Lagos GDP, says Ambode". The Punch NG. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
4. ^ "Lagos State, Nigeria". Retrieved 2014-03-29.
5. Nigerian Congress - Administrative Division Description
6. "History of Lagos State". Retrieved 2014-03-29.
7. World's fastest growing cities and urban areas from 2006 to 2020, by CityMayors.com
8. "Population". Lagos State Government. 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
9. ^ "NigeriaCongress.org". Retrieved 2007-04-08. Cite error: The named reference "nigeriacongress" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
10. Elumoye, Deji (2007-09-26). "'Eko Atlantic city Underway'". Thisday (via allAfrica.com). AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
11. Dada, Akinpelu (2009-05-18). "'Construction work on Eko Atlantic city to commence soon'". The Punch. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
12. "Fashola Receives Clinton Award For Eko Atlantic City". AllAfrica.com. ThisDay. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
13. Akinola, Femi (19 December 2010). "A Fairy Tale, Dream Home for the Super-Rich". Sunday Trust. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
14. Ayeyemi, Dayo (24 January 2012). "Projects that will shape real estate sector in 2012". National Mirror. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
15. The area is led by a traditional chief, Akran De Wheno Aholu Menu - Toyi 1, who is also the permanent vice-chairman of obas and chiefs in Lagos State. Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette, published 15 May 2007, accessed 8 July 2007
16. "Local Government Areas". Retrieved 2010-03-20.
17. http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/pagemenus.php?p=60&k=32

Further reading

• Ade Adefuye; et al., eds. (1987), History of the peoples of Lagos State, Lagos: Lantern Books, ISBN 9789782281487 {{citation}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |editor= (help)
• Ajose, Sunny A. 2010. “The Evolution and Development of Lagos State Administration in Lagos State: A Sociological Approach.”
• Michael Filani (2012), The Changing Face of Lagos: From Vision to Reform and Transformation (PDF), Cities Alliance

External links

• Lagos State Government Official Site
• Lagos Interactive Maps & Sat Navs to travel around.
• Lagos Digital Street Maps.
• Lagos State Community WebSite.
• http://universitiesofnigeria.com/tag/universities-in-lagos-state/

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