Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Upon independence in 1960, Lagos remained as the capital with much of the city forming the Federal Capital Territory while the rest of modern-day Lagos State was a part of the Western Region until 1967 when the region was split and the area became Lagos State. [27] Economically, Lagos State is one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the world.
Of the 36 Nigerian states, Lagos is the second most populous state but the smallest in terms of land mass. 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 to the
Seme Border is a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin, thirty minutes drive from Badagry on the coastal road between Lagos and Cotonou. Seme is a part of Badagry Division of Lagos State . With the present political division in the state, it is under Badagry -West Local council development area (LCDA).
Borders: Total land borders: 4,047 km (2,515 mi) ... while Lagos is the country's major port, monetary center and largest city. ... Yobe State in the northeast of ...
It comprises six states — Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo. [4] [5] It makes up part of Yorubaland in Nigeria, with Kwara and parts of Kogi completing it. The zone stretches along the Atlantic seaboard from the international border with Benin Republic in the west to the South South in the east with the North Central to the north.
Lagos (/ ˈ l eɪ ɡ ɒ s / LAY-goss; [10] [11] also US: / ˈ l ɑː ɡ oʊ s / LAH-gohss; [11] [12] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwest Nigeria.With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent.
Badagry, also spelled Badagri, [1] (Gun: Gbagli) is a coastal town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos State, Nigeria.It is quite close to the city of Lagos, and located on the north bank of Porto Novo Creek, an inland waterway that connects Lagos (Nigeria's largest city and economic capital) to the Beninese capital of Porto-Novo.
Ogudu, Lagos. Ogudu is a suburb in Ojota, Kosofe Local Government Lagos State, Nigeria.Ogudu GRA and Ogudu Orioke make up the neighbourhood of Ogudu. Ogudu which shares borders with Ifako, Ojota and Ketu, is one of the central and most sought after areas in Lagos as it is in close proximity to major areas in Lagos State.