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Date Of Creation

Lagos State was created on May 27, 1967

Geography

The State is located on the South–Western part of Nigeria, on the narrow plain of the Bight of Benin. Lying approximately on longitude 20 42’E and 32 2’E respectively, and between latitude 60 22’N and 60 2’N, Lagos State is bounded in the North and East by Ogun State of Nigeria, in the West by Republic of Benin, and stretches over 180 kilometers along the Guinea Coast of the Bight of Benin on the Atlantic Ocean. Its territorial extent and political jurisdiction encompasses the city of Lagos and the four administrative divisions of Ikeja, Ikorodu, Epe and

Badagry collectively referred to as IBILE and covering an area of 358,862 hectares or 3,577 sq. km. which represents 0.4% of Nigeria’s territorial land mass of 923,773 sq. km.

Brief History

Lagos, state, southwestern Nigeria, on the coast of the Bight of Benin. It is bounded by the state of Ogun to the north and east, by the Bight of Benin to the south, and by the Republic of Benin to the west. From 1914 to 1954 the area included in the state was administered by the British as part of the colony of Nigeria. The provisions of the 1954 constitution led to the creation of the Federal Territory of Lagos (the 27-square-mile [70-square-km] area of Lagos Island, including the city of Lagos) and to the transfer of the city’s hinterland to the administrative region of Western Nigeria. This arrangement restricted the expansion of Lagos city onto the mainland, however, and in 1967 the creation of Lagos state by the national government restored to the city sovereignty over its hinterland. The state’s mainly Yoruba population has grown more heterogeneous with the migration of other Nigerians and West Africans to Lagos city. Lagos state’s agricultural and fishing output includes cassava (manioc), palm oil and kernels, coconuts, corn (maize), vegetables, fruits, and fish. These products are collected in the lagoon ports of Badagry, Epe, and Ikorodu and shipped to markets in Lagos city.

The Local Government areas

LGA Population
1 Alimosho 11,456,783
2 Ajeromi-Ifelodun 2,000,346
3 Kosofe 665,421
4 Mushin 633,543
5 Oshodi-Isolo 1,621,789
6 Ojo 598,336
7 Ikorodu 535,811
8 Surulere 504,409
9 Agege 461,123
10 Ifako-Ijaiye 428,812
11 Somolu 402,992
12 Amuwo-Odofin 318,576
13 Lagos Mainland 317,980
14 Ikeja 313,333
15 Eti-Osa 287,958
16 Badagry 241,437
17 Apapa 217,661
18 Lagos Island 209,665
19 Epe 181,715
20 Ibeju-Lekki 117,542

The Governor

Babajide Sanwo-Olu

The Deputy governor

Femi Hamzat 

The Senators

Oluremi Tinubu APC Lagos Central
Tokunbo Abiru APC Lagos East
Solomon Olamilekan Adeola APC Lagos West

Representatives

Alli Adeyemi APC Mushin I
Babajimi Benson APC Ikorodu
James Abiodun Faleke APC Ikeja
Owolabi Adisa APC Ifako-Ijaiye
Jimoh Abdul APC Lagos Mainland
Oluwafemi Adebanjo APC Alimosho
Olatunji Soyinka PDP Surulere II
Obanikoro Ibrahim APC Eti-Osa
Bolaji Ayinla APC Mushin II
Tasir Raji APC Epe
Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson APC Oshodi-Isolo II
Yakubu Balogun APC Lagos Island II
Dawodu Bashiru APC Oshodi-Isolo I
Tajudeen Obasa PDP Ojo
Femi Gbajabiamila APC Surulere I
Samuel Adejare APC Agege
Kolawole Taiwo APC Ajeromi/Ifelodun
Oluwarotimi Agunsoye APC Kosofe
Egberongbe Mufutau APC Apapa
Kayode Akiolu APC Lagos Island II
Enitan Badru APC Lagos Island I
Kuye Ademorin APC Somolu
Ajokpa Oghene PDP Amuwo/Odofin
Adande Babatunde APC Badagry

The Website

lagosstate.gov.ng/

Major Cities

 Lagos State is made of five administrative divisions, namely: Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos [Eko] and Epe

Prominent Places

1. The Nike center for Art and Culture
2. Lekki Conservation Center
3. National museum
4. Freedom park, Lagos
5. Tarkwa Bay Beach
6. National theatre
7. Visit the new Afrika Shrine
8. Club Ouilox
9. Hi-impact planet

Mineral Resources

Bitumen, Clay & Glass-sand

Population

Lagos State has a population of 9,013,534 in relation to the National count of 140,003,542. However, based on the UN-Habitat and international development agencies’ estimates, Lagos State is said to have about 24.6 million inhabitants in 2015

Postal Code

Abarenji Postcode => 100269
Aboru Postcode => 100323
Abule Egba Postcode => 100276
Abule Ijesha Postcode => 100213
Abule Oja Postcode => 100213
Abule Okuta Postcode => 100223
Adeniji Adele Postcode => 101227
Adeniran Ogunsanya Postcode => 101211
Agarawu Postcode => 101229
Agbelekale Postcode => 100324
Agege Postcode => 100283
Agodo Postcode => 100265
Ahmadiya Postcode => 100331
Ajah Postcode => 101245
Ajao Estate Postcode => 100263
Ajegunle Boundary Postcode => 102211
Akesan Postcode => 100268
Akintan Postcode => 100341
Akoka Postcode => 100213
Alagbado Postcode => 100314
Alakija/ Old Ojo Postcode => 102262
Alakuko Postcode => 100271
Alapere Ketu Postcode => 100244
Alausa Postcode => 100212
Alimosho Postcode => 100275
Allen Postcode => 100281
Amukoko Alaba Oro Postcode => 102212
Amukoko East Postcode => 102214
Amukoko North Postcode => 102215
Amukoko West Postcode => 102213
Anthony Postcode => 100232
Apapa Central Postcode => 101251
Apapa North Postcode => 101252
Apapa South Postcode => 101253
Apapa West Postcode => 101254
Atunrase Estate Gbagada Postcode => 100235
Badore Postcode => 100269
Bakare Faro Postcode => 102216
Balogun Postcode => 100267
Bode Thomas Postcode => 101211
Broad St. Postcode => 100221
Bungalow Estate Postcode => 100264
Captain Postcode => 100341
Dolphin Estate Postcode => 100222
Dopemu Postcode => 100273
Dosunmu Postcode => 101229
Ebute Meta West Postcode => 101211
Egan Postcode => 100268
Egbe Postcode => 100265
Egbeda Postcode => 100276
Ejigbo Orinle Owo Postcode => 100264
Epe Tedo Postcode => 101224
Fadeyi Postcode => 100252
Festac Community I Postcode => 102311
Festac Community II Postcode => 102312
Festac Community III Postcode => 102313
Festac Community IV Postcode => 102314
G.R.A Postcode => 100271
Gbagada Postcode => 100234
Gbosere Postcode => 101231
Idi Araba Postcode => 100254
Idi Oro Postcode => 100254
Idimu Postcode => 100276
Idumagbo Postcode => 101228
Idumota Postcode => 101227
Ifako Agege Postcode => 100215
Igando Postcode => 100267
Ijaye Postcode => 100311
Ijedodo Postcode => 100269
Ijegemo Postcode => 100269
Ijegun Postcode => 100266
Ijeshatedo Postcode => 101282
Ijora Badia Central Postcode => 102222
Ijora Badia East Postcode => 102221
Ijora Badia North Postcode => 102224
Ijora Badia West Postcode => 102223
Ijora Oloye Postcode => 101255
Iju Isaga Postcode => 100216
Iju Water Works Postcode => 100216
Ikata Postcode => 100281
Ikeja Postcode => 100271
Ikeja Oba Akran Postcode => 100282
Ikosi Postcode => 100246
Ikotun Postcode => 100265
Ikoyi Postcode => 101233
Ilaje Postcode => 102266
Ilasamaja Postcode => 100263
Ilupeju Postcode => 100252
Ipaja Postcode => 100278
Isaga Tedo Postcode => 100263
Isale Eko Postcode => 101226
Isheri Ofin Postcode => 100214
Isheri Oke Postcode => 100214
Isheri Osun Postcode => 100266
Isolo Postcode => 100263
Itafaji Postcode => 101223
Itire Postcode => 100281
Iwaya Postcode => 100213
Jankara Postcode => 100312
Jibowu Postcode => 100252
Keffi Postcode => 101232
Ketu Postcode => 100243
Ketu Mile 12 Postcode => 100247
Ketu Orisigun Postcode => 100245
Kirikiri Postcode => 102271
Kirikiri Industrial Postcode => 102272
Kirikiri Phase Postcode => 102273
Lafiaji Postcode => 100221
Lawanson Postcode => 100254
Magodo Postcode => 100248
Makoko Postcode => 100213
Makoko Extension Postcode => 101244
Marina Postcode => 100221
Maryland Postcode => 100211
Massy Postcode => 101225
Meiran Postcode => 100361
Mende Postcode => 100211
Murtala Muhammed Airport Postcode => 100272
Mushin Postcode => 100253
Obalende Postcode => 101232
Obanikoro Postcode => 100232
Offin Postcode => 101227
Ogba Aguda Postcode => 100218
Ogudu Postcode => 100242
Ojodu Postcode => 100213
Ojokoro Postcode => 100313
Ojota Postcode => 100242
Oke Afa Jakande Postcode => 100264
Oke Arin Postcode => 101227
Oke Odo Postcode => 100322
Okepopo Postcode => 101224
Oko Oba Agege Postcode => 100284
Olodi Apapa Postcode => 102241
Olota Postcode => 100341
Olowogbowo Postcode => 101227
Olowoira Postcode => 100214
Olute/ Navy Town Postcode => 102341
Onikan Postcode => 101231
Onike Postcode => 100213
Onipanu Postcode => 100252
Opebi Postcode => 100281
Oregun Postcode => 100212
Oremeji Ifako Postcode => 100241
Orile Igamu Postcode => 101271
Oshodi Postcode => 100261
Oworosoki Postcode => 100221
Oworosoki L and K Postcode => 100222
Oya Estate Postcode => 100274
Palmgrove Postcode => 100252
Sangisa Postcode => 100248
Sari Iganmu Orile North Postcode => 102232
Sari Iganmu Orile South Postcode => 102231
Satelite Town Postcode => 102361
Shogunle Postcode => 100261
Shomolu Central Postcode => 100231
Shomolu Pedro Postcode => 100233
Site C Postcode => 102263
Suberu Oje Postcode => 100351
Surulere Central Postcode => 101283
Tujusho Postcode => 101211
Victoria Island Postcode => 101241
Victoria Island Postcode => 101243
Yaba/ Ebute Meta East Postcode => 101212

Culture and tourism

Bar Beach, Victoria Island
Atlas Cove, Apapa
Lekki Beach
Light House, Apapa
Maiyegun, Victoria Island
Kuramo Waters, Victoria Island
Alpha Beach, Eti-Osa
Hermitage Resort, Tiye, Ibeju-Lekki
Whispering Palms Resort, Iworo
Ibeshe, Ikorodu
Eleko/Akodo, Ibeju-Lekki
Suntan Resort, Sapo, Badagry
Tarkwa Bay, Apapa

Ogogoro Island
Eko Tourist Beach Resort, Akodo
Snake Island, Apapa
Gbethrome, Badagry
5 Divisions of the State
Monuments of different shades
La Campagne Tropicana Resort,
Okun Folu
Topo Island, Badagry

Notable People

Languages

Lagos State is essentially a Yoruba environment inhabited by its sub-nationality of Aworis and Ogus in Ikeja and Badagry Divisions respectively, with the Ogus being found mainly in Badagry and the Awori forming the indigenous population of Lagos where there are, nevertheless, other pioneer immigrant settlers – Edos, Saros, Brazilians, Kannike/Tapa, etc collectively called Lagosians but more appropriately referred to as the Ekos. For Ikorodu and Epe Divisions, the local populations are mainly the Remos and Ijebus with pockets of Eko-Awori settlers along the entire State coastland and riverine areas

Institutions

Universities in Lagos State
Federal:

National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos
University of Lagos

state:
Lagos State University, Ojo

Private:
Augustine University
Caleb University, Lagos
Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos
Anchor University Ayobo Lagos State
Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences Ijanikin, Lagos
James Hope University, Lagos, Lagos State