Lagos

Welcome to Current affairs page for Lagos State — Centre of Excellence.

The state was created on May 27, 1967 by Gen. Yakubu Gowon. It is located in the South-West region of Nigeria, and there are 20 local governments with the state capital being Ikeja.

State Capital

The state capital is Ikeja.

State Slogan

The official state slogan is Centre of Excellence.

Creation Date

The state was created on May 27, 1967.

State Creator

The state was created by Gen. Yakubu Gowon.

Population

The population is 13,380,098.

Land Area

It has a land area of 3,577 square kilometres.

Number of Local Governments

There are 20 local governments here.

Geopolitical Zone

This state is situated in South-West geopolitical zone.

Current Governor

The current governor of Lagos state is Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Current Senators

Below is the list of senators representing the people of Lagos State in the Nigerian Senate:

House of Reps. Members

Below is the list of Honourables representing the people of Lagos State in the Nigerian House of Representatives:

Local Government Areas in Lagos (20)

# LGA Headquarters
1 Agege Agege
2 Ajeromi-Ifelodun Ajeromi
3 Alimosho Alimosho
4 Amuwo-Odofin Festac Town
5 Apapa Apapa
6 Badagry Badagry
7 Epe Epe
8 Eti-Osa Ikoyi
9 Ibeju-Lekki Ibeju
10 Ifako-Ijaiye Ifako
11 Ikeja Ikeja
12 Ikorodu Ikorodu
13 Kosofe Kosofe
14 Lagos Island Lagos Island
15 Lagos Mainland Yaba
16 Mushin Mushin
17 Ojo Ojo
18 Oshodi-Isolo Oshodi
19 Shomolu Shomolu
20 Surulere Surulere