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.
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 12th December, 1991, Lagos ceased to be Nigeria's political capital.
Nevertheless, Lagos remains the nation's economic and commercial capital. According
to extant political records, “Lagos is to the people of Nigeria, what the head
is to the body of an individual.” |
Generally, the State has two climatic seasons:
Dry (November-March) and Wet (April-October).
The drainage system of the State is characterized by a maze of lagoons and
waterways which constitutes about 22 percent of 787 sq.kms (75,755 hectares)
of the State total landmass.
The major water bodies are the Lagos and Lekki Lagoons, Yewa and Ogun Rivers.
Others are Ologe Lagoon, Kuramo Waters, Badagry, Five Cowries and Omu.
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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 12th December, 1991, Lagos ceased to be Nigeria's political capital.
Nevertheless, Lagos remains the nation's economic and commercial capital. According
to extant political records, “Lagos is to the people of Nigeria, what the head
is to the body of an individual.”
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