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Victoria Island (VI) is an affluent area that encompasses a former island of the same name neighbouring Lagos Island, Ikoyi and the Lekki Peninsula by the Lagos Lagoon. It is the main business and financial centre of Lagos State , Nigeria.
Lagos Island (Yoruba: Ìsàlẹ̀ Èkó) is the principal and central Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos, Nigeria. It was the capital of Lagos State until 1957. [ 2 ] It is part of the Lagos Division. [ 3 ]
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Eti-Osa is a Local Government Area of Lagos State in Nigeria. Lagos State Government administers the council area as Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, Eti-Osa East, and Iru Victoria Island LCDA. Within Eti-Osa are several important areas of Lagos State, including Lagos' Victoria Island.
Victoria Island with its annex is situated to the south of Lagos Island and known with a zip code of 101241 [91] as assigned by NIPOST. [92] It has expensive real estate properties and for that reason, many new luxury condos and apartments. Along with Ikoyi, Victoria Island occupies a major area in Lagos that boasts several shopping districts.
Bar Beach was a beach on the Atlantic Ocean along the shoreline of Lagos, situated on Victoria Island. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For a time, it was the most popular beach in Nigeria [ 3 ] [ 4 ] especially when Lagos was the capital of the country.
Ikoyi is the most affluent neighborhood of Lagos, located in Eti-Osa Local Government Area. [1] [2] It lies to the northeast of Obalende and adjoins Lagos Island to the west, and at the edge of the Lagos Lagoon. Popular with the extreme upper class residents of Nigerian society, Ikoyi is arguably one of the wealthiest communities within Nigeria.
The name Lagos means 'lakes' in Portuguese, therefore Lagos Lagoon is an example of a tautological place name. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The lagoon lies between the Atlantic Ocean and Lagos State. It is one of the ten lagoons in Lagos State and the largest in the Gulf of Guinea which spans over 6,000 square kilometers (2,300 sq mi).