{"id":10582,"date":"2015-11-06T15:20:06","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T14:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=10582"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:08:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T15:08:58","slug":"10-lesser-known-facts-about-lagos-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/10-lesser-known-facts-about-lagos-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Interesting Facts About Lagos State"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lagos State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. The state was founded on May 27, 1967, and though it is Nigeria’s smallest state, it is the most populated and the nation’s economic hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n What comes to your mind when Lagos Nigeria is mentioned to your hearing? It’s obvious that lots of people get irritated when the city of Lagos is mentioned. Talking about Nigeria without mentioning the city of Lagos is like telling an incomplete story to a foreigner.<\/p>\n Well, it is pertinent to note that how you visualize the city of Lagos depends on what you have heard and what you have chosen to believe. For those who dwell in the past and possibly the present state of the city, Lagos will only look like\u00a0a shabby looking, overcrowded, dirty and\u00a0lawless state\u00a0city.<\/p>\n But for those who are eager to look beyond what the past and present shows them and rather focus on what the future holds, The city will be beautiful, comfortable and the serene. But of course who would want to remain in the past, who would want to be controlled by the present?<\/p>\n It is a fact that the city of Lagos is the\u00a0fastest growing city in Africa\u00a0and in fact\u00a0one of the\u00a0largest, fastest growing cities in the world today. Lagos state, popularly known as “Eko” “Lag” \u00a0or “Lasgidi” is one of the 36 states of Nigeria,\u00a0You may probably be aware that Lagos was once Nigeria’s federal capital until 20 years ago\u00a0(precisely in 1995) when the country’s capital was moved to Abuja<\/a>. Lagos is currently experiencing a population increase of about 275,000 persons annually. United Nations in 2010 postulated that the population of Lagos city will nudge at 12.4 million by 2015 but the government of Nigeria believes the city’s population is far higher.<\/p>\n Local Government Areas in Lagos State<\/p>\nLagos is the Fastest Growing City in Africa<\/strong><\/h3>\n