Lagos Island
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| Area | 87 |
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| Did you know | Ebute Metta is a link between the Lagos Mainland and Lagos Island. |
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| ID | 1240688 |
About Lagos Island
Also known as Marina, busy Lagos Island draws crowds to Onikan Stadium, hosting concerts and soccer matches, and Freedom Park, a former prison complex now home to African music festivals and art exhibitions. Long-standing Idumota Market offers clothing and fabrics, while street-food stalls sell suya, bole, and fried yam and plantains. The landmark Tafawa Balewa Square is dotted with war memorials and monuments.
Lagos traffic jams disappear. But this isn't good news for Nigeria
... Many small businesses have packed up, and some low-income earners who live in the suburbs of the mainland and commute to the business districts on Lagos Island have stopped going to work...
Nigeria elections 2023: Young people pin their hopes on presidential outsider
... " He has an eye for talent and will surround himself with people who can get things done, " said Rukayat Owolaranfe, a market leader in the Balogun area of Lagos Island where Mr Tinubu has a square named after him...
Nigeria election 2023: The battle for Lagos
... Africa s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is building an oil refinery in a free trade zone partly owned by the government, nearby a new port built by the Chinese is now operational and there is talk of a fourth bridge to link the working-class mainland to the business districts on Lagos Island...
Nigeria's sleepless students trying to beat the Lagos traffic
... Some residents, who live in mainland Lagos and work in the business districts of Lagos Island, enrol their children in schools close to their work places for ease of commute...
