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Lagos, the city, along with these other towns were captured to create the state of Lagos, with the state becoming fully recognized as a semi-autonomous [42] administrative division on 11 April 1968. [40] Lagos served the dual role of being the State and Federal Capital until 1976 when the capital of the state was moved to Ikeja. [40]
Femi Odugbemi is a Nigerian writer, filmmaker, television producer and the founder and executive producer of Zuri24 Media, a content production company in Lagos.. Odugbemi was the president of the Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria (ITPAN), the chair of the Lagos International Forum on Cinema, Motion Pictures and Video in Africa from 2002 to 2006.
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 servants of the state.
Additionally, provinces, which were a legacy of colonial and protectorate times, remained extant until they were abolished in 1976. 1963–1967: In 1963, a new region, the Mid-Western Region, was created from the Western Region. 1967–1976: In 1967, the regions were replaced by 12 states by military decree.
Lagos state is made up of five administrative divisions, namely, Ikorodu, Ikeja, Epe, Badagry, and Lagos Island, with Ikeja being the Capital. The five divisions consist of a total of 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). [1] [2] [3]
Aerial view of Lagos in 1929. Lagos is the largest city of the West-African country of Nigeria, and its former capital; it is the largest city in Africa in terms of population with about 15.3 million people. [1] It is also the 4th largest economy in Africa. [2]
It comprises six states — Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 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.
It is located in central Lagos and has its headquarters at Ebute Metta. [ 1 ] Lagos Mainland Local Government is one of the most densely populated areas in Lagos State with a population of over 500,000 people according to the 2006 Nigerian census, [ 2 ] with a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial areas.