Lagos State is has enormous natural and agricultural resources that are largely rural based and are yet to be fully exploited. The following are some of the available industrial resources of the state and the use to which they can be put. Raw material Location Uses Clay Ikeja and Ikorodu Ceramics, electrical insulators and building…

Lagos industrial estates: Location, size (in hectares) & year of establishment Lagos State has large expanse of industrial estates provided with necessary infrastructural facilities in many parts of metropolitan Lagos. A lot of manufacturing firms are located between the Ikeja and Apapa Industrial area. The establishment of new estates in Ojo, Epe, Badagry and Ikorodu…

Lagos industrial estates’ location, size (in hectares) & year of establishment 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)…

Lagos industrial estates: Name of location, size of land area (in hectares) & year of establishment. Several manufacturing firms are located between the Ikeja and Apapa Industrial axis. 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…

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…

Lagos industrial estates: Location, size (in hectares) & year of establishment Lagos State has large expanse 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…

The historical evolution of Lagos Colonial administration started in August 1861 when Lagos was ceded to the British Government and administered as a city-state with its own separate Gouvernante administration. The Lagos colony, created in 1862 was made up of the Federal Territory of Lagos and the six mainland districts of Apapa, Yaba, Somolu, Ebute-Metta,…

Under the Independence Constitution, Lagos remained a Federal Territory and was represented in the Federal Senate by four senators including the Oba of Lagos and a representative of the Lagos White Cap Chiefs, and at the House of Representatives, by three representatives. A Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs, created since 1957, to administer regional functions including…

People from virtually all the ethnic groups in Nigeria inhabit Lagos State. However, the indigenous people of the State maintain their identity while also interacting with a large population of foreigners who have contributed to the reinforcement of the cosmopolitan nature of the city. Yoruba is the indigenous population and main language. All the indigenes…

Although Lagos is a cosmopolitan city, the traditions of the original settlers have been preserved and now form part of the rich culture of the State. The arts and crafts of the indigenes are related to the geography. Most objects initially are of vegetable origin in which raffia, with fibrous bark, is commonly employed. Tools…