what is a lagos

what is a lagos

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Lagos is a city in Nigeria, located on the West Coast of Africa. It is the most populous city in Nigeria, with an estimated population of 21 million in 2015. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991, when the government decided to move the capital to Abuja in the center of the country. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is a busy port city built on a series of islands and surrounding land, and is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Lagos is essentially a Yoruba environment inhabited by its sub-nationality of Aworis and Ogus in Ikeja and Badagry Divisions respectively, with the Ogus being found mainly in Badagry and the Awori forming the indigenous population of Lagos where there are, nevertheless, other pioneer immigrant settlers – Edos, Saros, Brazilians, Kannike/Tapa, etc collectively called Lagosians but more appropriately referred to as the Ekos. Lagos is the chief commercial, financial and maritime nerve-center of Nigeria with seaports at Apapa, Tin Can Island, Roro Terminal Ports and Ijora Container Terminal. It has an ever-expanding Central Business District in Tinubu and Victoria Island. As the economic capital and major port of Africa’s most populous nation, Lagos has attracted immigrants from all over Nigeria and beyond, as well as commercial entrepreneurs and industries from Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. Lagos has a lively growing arts scene, which is as much evident on the streets and in personal celebrations as in formal settings. Lagos has a formal cultural infrastructure consisting of 14 theatres, 54 cinema screens, 51 art galleries and 12 museums, 68 bookshops and 20 libraries.

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