Lagos
largest city and former capital of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lagos is the second largest city in Africa and the most populous city in Nigeria and in West Africa. There are about 12.5 million to 18 million people living in Lagos, which makes it one of the biggest cities in Africa. Lagos is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. The city of lagos mainland is made of several local government areas. Some of these areas are Somolu Koshofe, Ifelodun, Surulere, Agege, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Ajegunle, Oshodi, and Maryland.[8][9][10] The Lagos Island consists of Ikoyi (Eti Osa) , Victoria Island, Lekki, Ajah, Ibeju Lekki, and Sangotedo. Other Parts of Lagos city-state include : Epe, Ikorodu, and badagry.
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Each Local government area has a presence of the central government with the establishment of general hospital, judiciary and police stations.
Lagos was the capital of Nigeria until 1992, when the capital became Abuja. Lagos is still the commercial capital of Nigeria and a gateway to West Africa. Lagos is made up of different islands like Victoria island, Banana island, Snake island, and the mainland.
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