Location, size (in hectares) & year of establishment of Lagos industrial estates.
Lagos State has numerous of industrial estates provided with necessary infrastructural facilities in many parts of metropolitan Lagos.
Many manufacturing firms are located between the Ikeja and Apapa Industrial axis.
However, the establishment of new estates in Ojo, Epe, Badagry and Ikorodu are being pursued vigorously. Below are some of the existing industrial estates.
Location
Size (hectares)
Year of establishment
Apapa
100
1957
Ikeja
180
1959
Ijora
160
1965
Oshodi/Isolo
120
1968
Ogba (Agege)
150
1961
Agidingbi (C.B.D. Ikeja)
97
1969
Ikorodu
1582
1981
Badiya
15
1958
Ilasamaja
60
1971
Abesan/Ipaja
100
1981
Akowonjo
50
1976
Matori (Mushin)
120
1958
Ilupeju
110
1962
Iganmu
80
1965
Amuwo Odofin
200
1969
Oregun
100
1981
Gbagada
50
1958
Surulere
20
1976
Oyadiran (Yaba)
20
1970
Lagos South-West
317
1972
Kirikiri
30
1981
Oko-Afo Ilogbo
—
1981
Government continues to establish new industrial estates and area throughout the state as well as maintain existing ones and provide them with necessary facilities.
It is of the view that in conjunction with the private sector more industrial estates and areas can be built throughout the State.
Government do examine in detail possible incentives to promote private sector participation in the provision of this essential facility.
Lagos
Lagos is the commercial capital of Nigeria and the most populated city in the country and Africa.
Ikoyi
Lagos was the administrative capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the government’s decision to move the capital to Abuja in the centre of the country.
Victoria Island
Lagos is a major African financial centre and is an economic hub.
The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion.
Lagos is also among the top ten of the world’s fastest-growing cities and urban areas.
The megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the continent.
The Lagos metropolitan area is a major educational and cultural centre in Sub Saharan Africa.
Cathedral Church of Christ Marina, Lagos is an Anglican cathedral on Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Lagos emerged as a home to the Awori tribe of the Yoruba of West Africa islands, which are contained in the present day Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, Amuwo-Odofin and Apapa.
Due to rapid urbanisation, the city expanded to the west of the lagoon to include areas in the present day Lagos Mainland, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, and Surulere.
This led to the classification of Lagos into two main areas: the Island, which was the original city of Lagos, and the Mainland, which it has since expanded into.
This city area was governed directly by the Federal Government through the Lagos City Council, until the creation of Lagos State in 1967, which led to the splitting of Lagos city into the present-day seven Local Government Areas (LGAs), and an addition of other towns (which now make up 13 LGAs) from the then Western Region to form the state.
Third Mainland Bridge across the Lagos Lagoon
The islands are separated by creeks, fringing the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon, while being protected from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier islands and long sand spits such as Bar Beach, which stretch up to 100 km east and west.
However, the state capital was later moved to Ikeja in 1976, and the federal capital moved to Abuja in 1991.
Market
Even though Lagos is still widely referred to as a city, the present-day Lagos, also known as “Lagos Metropolitan Area” is an urban agglomeration or conurbation, consisting of 16 LGAs including Ikeja, the state capital of Lagos State.
Ferry terminal
This conurbation makes up 37% of Lagos State total land area, but houses about 85% of the state’s total population.
Airport
The business district of Lagos is home to Tinubu Square, named after the aristocratic slave trader Efunroye Tinubu. Lagos contains Murtala Muhammed International Airport, named after Nigerian president Murtala Muhammad, and is one of the busiest African airports. Lagos National Stadium has hosted various international sports events such as the 1980 African Cup of Nations.
