Everything about Lagos State totally explained
Lagos State is an administrative region of
Nigeria, located in the southwestern part of the country. The smallest of Nigeria's states, Lagos State is the second most populous state after
Kano State, containing
Lagos, the nation's largest
urban area.
History
Lagos State was created on
May 27 1967 by virtue of State (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No. 14 of 1967, which restructured Nigeria’s Federation into 12
states.
Prior to this, Lagos Municipality had been administered by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs as the regional authority, while the Lagos City Council (LCC) governed the City of Lagos. Equally, the metropolitan areas (Colony Province) of
Ikeja,
Agege,
Mushin,
Ikorodu,
Epe and
Badagry were administered by the
Western Region.
The State took off as an administrative entity on
April 11 1968 with
Lagos Island serving the dual role of being the State and Federal Capital.
However, with the creation of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja in
1976, Lagos ceased to be the capital of the State which was moved to Ikeja. Equally, with the formal relocation of the seat of the Federal Government to
Abuja on
12 December 1991, Lagos ceased to be Nigeria’s political capital.
Nevertheless, Lagos remains the center of commerce for the country.
Government
Since its creation in 1967, the state has been administered by a
governor and a
House of Assembly. Since December 2007,
Yoruba has been the official language of debate and discussion for the House of Assembly.
Administrative Divisions and Local Government Areas
Lagos State is divided into 5
Administrative divisions, which are further divided into 20
Local Government Areas, or LGAs: However, the preliminary results of the 2006 census show that Lagos State has now 9,013,534 inhabitants out of a national total of 140,003,542.
The rate of population growth is about 275,000 persons per annum with a population density of 2,594 persons per sq. kilometer. In the urban area of Metropolitan Lagos, the average density is 8,000 persons per square kilometer on average (up to 55,000 inh. per sq. km. in the densest parts of the urban area). In a UN study of 1999, the city of Lagos was expected to hit the 24.5 million population mark by the year 2015 and thus be among the ten most populous cities in the world, but this projection must now be revised downward due to the results of the 2006 census.
People
While the State is essentially a Yoruba-speaking environment, it's a socio-cultural melting pot attracting both Nigerians and foreigners alike.
Indigenous inhabitants include the
Aworis and
Ogus in Ikeja and Badagry Divisions respectively, with the Ogus being found mainly in Badagry.
There is also an admixture of other pioneer settlers collectively known as the
Ekos.
The indigenes of
Ikorodu and Epe Divisions are mainly the
Ijebus with pockets of Eko-Awori settlers along the coastland and riverine areas.
Transportation
Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja serves Lagos State.
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