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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 third 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]

  1. ^ "Lagos, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2022". www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  2. ^ Oluwole, Victor (2022-04-14). "Top 10 wealthiest cities in Africa". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 2022-10-11.

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History of Lagos

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2 June 2010. "History Of Lagos". One Lagos Fiesta. 2016-07-10. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-24. "Lagos, Nigeria (Ca....

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Lagos

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Lagos (/ˈleɪɡɒs/ LAY-goss; also US: /ˈlɑːɡoʊs/ LAH-gohss; Yoruba: Èkó) or Lagos City is the most populous city in Nigeria, with an estimated population...

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Oba of Lagos

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island for many years until around the year 1830 when Lagos stopped it. By this time, the status of Lagos as an independent power in its own right had risen...

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Lagos Colony

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Lagos Colony was a British colonial possession centred on the port of Lagos in what is now southern Nigeria. Lagos was annexed on 6 August 1861 under the...

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Lagos State

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established Lagos as being under British protection. Ten years later, the forced Lagos Treaty of Cession led to the formal establishment of the Lagos Colony...

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Lagos Treaty of Cession

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noted "the expediency of losing no time in assuming the formal Protectorate of Lagos". William McCoskry, the Acting Consul in Lagos with Commander Bedingfield...

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Lagos de Moreno

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Lagos de Moreno (Spanish: [ˈlaɣos ðe moˈɾeno] ) is a city and municipality in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. Lagos is located in the region of Los Altos...

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Lagos Lagoon

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Lagos Lagoon (Yoruba: Ọ̀sà) is a lagoon found in the city of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, the most populous city in Africa. The name Lagos means 'lakes'...

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2002 Lagos armoury explosion

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The Lagos armoury explosion was the accidental detonation of a large stock of high explosives at a military storage facility in the city of Lagos, Nigeria...

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Lagos Island

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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...

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Timeline of Lagos

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following is a timeline of the history of the metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria. 1472 - Ruy de Sequeira of Portugal names area "Lago de Curamo." 1600 - Ashipa...

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Reduction of Lagos

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The Reduction of Lagos or Bombardment of Lagos was a British naval operation in late 1851 that involved the Royal Navy bombarding Lagos (in present-day...

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Lagos Island General Hospital

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General Hospital, Lagos, is the oldest hospital in Nigeria. General Hospital, Lagos Odan is situated in Odan, Lagos Island, between Broad Street and Marina...

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Herbert Macaulay

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Paul's Breadfruit School, Lagos and CMS Faji School, Lagos. From 1877 to October 1880, he attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos for his secondary education...

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List of governors of Lagos State

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of administrators and governors of Lagos State. Lagos State was formed on 27 May 1967 from Colony province and Lagos federal territory. The Office of...

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University of Lagos

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University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first...

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Efunroye Tinubu

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wary of her influence in Lagos. A new development was the colonial government's support for migrants from Brazil and Sierra Leone to settle in Lagos. Many...

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Mohammed Shitta Bey

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chieftain) of Lagos. He was a prominent Nigerian Muslim businessman, aristocrat and philanthropist who was involved in commerce across Lagos and the Niger-Delta...

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Southern Nigeria Protectorate

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the Niger River. The Lagos colony was later added in 1906, and the territory was officially renamed the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. In...

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos

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location was Lagos. Lagos like Ouidah and Porto Novo, Lagos had a sizable Brazilian and Catholic population. Prior to the establishment of the Lagos mission...

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Eyo festival

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houses. History made us to understand that Eyó was brought to Lagos to entertain an in-law which has now become something more celebrated in Lagos today...

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