hefelove:
Those 3 status still dey ikeja o am soo sure of that while entering into Lagos, just look at ur right upward u will see them

But how Come they didn't know how much 3rd mainland bride cost? Babagida go don pocket trillions for that bridge mata

flowx:
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Phagyrhe:
Which among the listed structures will you remove for the National Stadium in Surulere?

Phagyrhe:
I tried hard to get the date but all proved futile.

kITATITA:

I'd place National Stadium over Teslim Balogun and Oshodi Bridge

agoro2u:

OK. u really tried for the informative and educative topic.

Phagyrhe:
2. Third Mainland Bridge

Do you know the official name of third mainland bridge? I bet many of you do not know it...lol. It is officially known as Ibrahim Babangida bridge. This particular bridge is the king of all bridges in Nigeria. When you talk about Lagos, you talk about this bridge. It is a vehicular bridge that link Lagos Island to the city mainland and was constructed by Julius Berger. The third mainland bridge, which is about 11.8km long, is the longest bridge in Nigeria and it is one of the three bridges linking the city. It took over 11 years to finish construction. The total cost of the bridge is unknown.

For six years, 1990-1996, third mainland bridge was the longest bridge in Africa. It was dethroned as king of Africa's bridges by the 22km long "6th October bridge" in Cairo, Egypt.

Phagyrhe:
lol....Its just a pity some of are youths are educated but without brain bro. They prefer to be used for electoral gains than to use themselves to fight for their (our) future by making these leaders do the things they are elected to do.

Ilaje44:


The third mainland bridge was not contructed by Julius Berger. At least not the part from Ebute Metta to Oworonsoki. This was built by an Italian firm whose name (beginning with S, not STRABAG) has eluded my memory now. This is an eye witness account. I used to canoe during the time of construction from Ogudu enroute to Marina along the contruction site. That was when the waters was still very clean, and the shanties was only in Makoko, and not Bariga and Oworonsoki water fronts like today.

clevadani:
Nice post Op.
Something refreshing. Was tired of d many cucumber stories

Ilaje44:

I said eye witness account, not a wrong citation and dem say dem say account. It was not built by Julius Berger. The part from Adeniji Adele to Ebute-Metta could be from Julius Berger, but not the longest part from Ebute-Metta to Oworo. That was definitely without an aorta of doubt built by an Italian Construction company. Every Bridge built by Julius Berger always has a B stamp on it. You won't find B on the section between Ebute-Metta and Oworo, but an S being the initial of the company that built it.

Mind you, the section from Adeniji Adele to Yaba was in use many many years before the construction of the section from Ebute-Metta to Oworo began. The sections were not built at the same time.

Phagyrhe:
5. Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge

Remember the bridge Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was seen jogging on when he visited Nigeria? Well, this is the bridge. This is another breathtaking popular structure in the city. This bridge is a beauty to behold. The Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge is a 1.36 km long cable-stayed bridge, the very first in Nigeria. It was constructed by Nigeria's foremost construction giant, Julius Berger. Construction on this bridge began in 2009 and was completed and commissioned in 2013 by Babatunde Fashola, the then governor of Lagos state. It was reported that the bridge cost a whopping 29 billion naira.

Phagyrhe:
6. National Theatre

The National Arts Theatre otherwise known as the National Theatre was constructed and commissioned by the Obasanjo military regime in 1977. The structure has a 5000-seater main auditorium with two cinemas which has capacity to translate any spoken language into 8 different languages simultaneously. The outer architectural design was made to resemble a military hat. The sad part of this symbolic building is that in 2014, it was reported to have been sold to a Dubai multi-national company with plans to turn it into a duty-free shopping mall.

GoggleB:
They burn down Statue during removal of fuel subsidy in 2012 but they are yet to do anything in 2016 even when hunger is killing naija people..

GoggleB:
I love dis lekki-ikoyi bridge

ItzChinnex:
The Igbos' developed Lagos.

Phagyrhe:
10. Teslim Balogun Stadium

Named after a former Nigerian professional footballer, Teslim Balogun, this stadium is located in Surulere, Lagos. It took 23 years to build and it gulped a total of 1.3 billion naira. This stadium is the most popular international stadium in Lagos. It has a capacity of 24, 325. It is a multi-purpose stadium. It has hosted several high profile matches such as the 2007 FIFA world cup and Nigerian football league matches.


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michaelmo11:
Please I need to confirm something, is the article based on lagos as a city or lagos as a state. By the way, Ibadan is still the largest city in Nigeria.

Phagyrhe:
Lagos as a state. I will soon write about Oyo State...kinda follow to get quick update. Thanks for reading.

michaelmo11:

The reason I asked so was because you kept referring to the "city" especially in the 1st paragraph.

Phagyrhe:
2. Third Mainland Bridge

Do you know the official name of third mainland bridge? I bet many of you do not know it...lol. It is officially known as Ibrahim Babangida bridge. This particular bridge is the king of all bridges in Nigeria. When you talk about Lagos, you talk about this bridge. It is a vehicular bridge that link Lagos Island to the city mainland and was constructed by Julius Berger. The third mainland bridge, which is about 11.8km long, is the longest bridge in Nigeria and it is one of the three bridges linking the city. It took over 11 years to finish construction. The total cost of the bridge is unknown.

For six years, 1990-1996, third mainland bridge was the longest bridge in Africa. It was dethroned as king of Africa's bridges by the 22km long "6th October bridge" in Cairo, Egypt.

skarlet:
The official name is:
Ibrahim Babangida Boulevard

Phagyrhe:
I know you have probably visited Lagos at least once in a lifetime, or maybe you live in the city. Oh! You have never been there? Well, you have probably been hearing of the glory of Nigeria's largest, most industrial and developed city. You may have heard of the bubbling scenes, the strength of the city, the never-dulling moments, the stress and so many more. Hey, take a seat and relax because I wrote this post just for you. I want you to be familiar, at least to a considerable extent, with the most popular and symbolic structures in Lagos. These structures are not ranked based on beauty or whatsoever, they are structures which I considered to be most popular and accessed by an average Lagosian. Pardon me if I talk too much....lol.

Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital city is soaring towards attaining the status of a megacity. For years, governments and private entities across all levels have painstakingly invested a fortune into the development of Lagos by constructing iconic structures which are accessible to all types of citizens. This article is part 1 in a series of popular structures that I will be writing about in coming days. So lets get down to business!

Source: http://www.factsbyjosh.com/2016/11/10-most-popular-structures-in-lagos_4.html

adimsmt:




Six of those structures where built by the federal government.

Sayelabola:


Well-done, but I guess you haven't heard about this before....

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall,_Lagos