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Kosofe is a Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria and was created on the 27th day of November 1996. [2] Its headquarters is in the town of Kosofe and is home to several neighborhoods, including Ketu, Oworonshoki, Agboyi-Ketu, Alapere, Mile 12, and Isheri Olowora.
Rank LGA Population 1 Ajeromi-Ifelodun: 1,456,783 2 Alimosho: 2,000,346 3 Kosofe: 665,421 4 Mushin: 633,543 5 Oshodi-Isolo: 1,621,789 6 Ojo: 598,336 7 Ikorodu
Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by a local government council [1] consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards.
Oworonshoki is a suburb in Lagos State, Nigeria. The community is under the Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State. [1] [2] Geographically, Oworonshoki is pivotal to Lagos state as it connects the Mainland and Island areas of Lagos via the Third Mainland Bridge. It also hosts a terminus of the Apapa Oworonshoki Expressway. [citation needed]
Nigeria. Obas of Ikosi kingdom are the paramount rulers of Kosofe land. Ikosi, the administrative headquarters of the seven villages that make up Kosofe, was founded in the 17th century, by Aina Ejo, the seventh son of Akanbiogun, an Ile-Ife prince and warrior who previously domiciled in Iwaye Quarters in Ota (Ogun State).
Ogudu, Lagos. Ogudu is a suburb in Ojota, Kosofe Local Government Lagos State, Nigeria.Ogudu GRA and Ogudu Orioke make up the neighbourhood of Ogudu. Ogudu which shares borders with Ifako, Ojota and Ketu, is one of the central and most sought after areas in Lagos as it is in close proximity to major areas in Lagos State.
Map 1960–1963: At the time of independence in 1960, Nigeria was a federal state of three regions: Northern, Western, and Eastern. Additionally, provinces, which were a legacy of colonial and protectorate times, remained extant until they were abolished in 1976. 1963–1967
Lagos State houses headquarters of most conglomerates and commercial banks in Nigeria. [66] The state has the lowest incidence of extreme poverty (around 1.3% of the population against a national average of 31%) of all states in Nigeria, according to World Bank data from 2018. [67] Despite that, slums and poverty are a major issue in the Lagos ...