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IGBOPROMISE1:
Probably by those open, single/double occupier, low-altitude flying propeller aircraft that were quite common at the time!

Kemetian:
How long before a slave turns up to praise the colonial prison?

Funny how they never built a single university or power plant, but built massive prisons and police buildings for the Nigerian masses.

FreeStuffsNG:
That was part of Western Region

Ikeja was carved out from the defunct Western region to give the Lagos State created in 1967 sufficient land mass and access to some strategic assets still under control of OODUA till date.

That's why it's laughable to confuse Lagos with Lagos State.

Brendaniel:
And it was developed and still built by the federal government using mostly oil money, just look at the area and ask yourself what was developed there before the FG started pumping money into the place, the same Ikeja has Army cantoment, Airforce base, Muritala Aiport, Ikeja(GRA) and so on all built by the federal government.

Has any state in Nigeria received quarter of the investment the FG has invested in Lagos?, Third mainland alone does not even have estimate because of how costly it was, yet they just kept on pouring into it just to complete it for Lagos, yet some of you will come out and start doing yeye comparison and giving glory Tinubu.

keemsleek:
Which oil money? Seems many of you don't know history which oil as of 1930? Lol we talkingvabout cocoa or palm oil has of then. Read history pls

Wickedtruths:
Technical adviser to the losing side, Oyo and Ogun are not in Lagos, they pose greater revenues than your place.

I can easily list a doxen achievements of Awolowo. Can you list Zik's achievments?
This is how you will keep crying till forever.

Basic123:
So,now give us a picture of a Nigerian city at that time 1930 e.g Enugu..and prove to us that the changes in development was not attributed to allocation from colonial master and FG since then.
Infact Enugu was just 20yro then,after it was created by Lord Lugard.
3 cities were created by modern government of Niger area just like ABUJA and they are KADUNA,PORT HARCOURT and ENUGU not even LAGOS,not IBADAN and not KANO.

Those 3 cities are more no mans land than even the city of lagos

Wickedtruths:
The Police College was built before oil was discovered in Nigeria.
The Ikeja Airport was built before oil was discovered in Nigeria.

Zik came to the Western Region, saw development and almost fainted

bigpicture001:
I will. Praise it wether u like it or not... See the arrangements ND planning, as far back as then they didn't build with open drainage..

Check again and see the exactness of the buildings on the second picture in a straint line.. measurements is accurate.. and area is vast without stores...

We no sabi anything.. na only their we sabi their.
ND ppl like u will. Praise thieves so long as they give u 30k.monthly

[b]Show u the new colleges naija ppl built[b]

Brendaniel:
Question: Was it built by the FG or not?

nairalanda1:
Before anyone comes and starts saying the good old days

1. Under colonial rule,most people did not have access to good roads, good power supply, and potable water

2. Only a tiny minority went to school,even fewer went to colleges like these

3. Most people were not rich. They were poor.

4. Development was dependent on whether the colonialists found your area useful to their purposes. Hence the police college being built in Lagos.

Brendaniel:
As at 1930 Lagos was already the capital...

the question you should be asking is: Was this project not a federal funded project?

PHIPEX:
See Ikeja looking like jungle 100yrs ago

Brendaniel:
Question: Was it built by the FG or not?

Basic123:
So,what if it was built by FG?

[b]Was enugu and her development creation of Nidigbo Coopeeative society.

Enugu just like Abuja was pure creation of the colonial masters(Unlike lagos that they met as a city) and has enjoyed every government patronage since then,how many as any body reminded you that Enugu was build from the scratch from collective wealth,including Lagos wealth,because as at 1917 when Enugu was incorporated into a city by the british government,Lagos generated more revenue than every part of the country combined

Enugu, known as the "Coal City," was formally incorporated as a township in 1917 following the discovery of coal in 1909 and the subsequent rapid development by British colonial authorities, including the construction of a railway. It later became a municipality in 1956.
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1909: Coal discovered by British geologists.
1917: Gained official township status.
1956: Became a municipality.
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It served as the administrative capital of the Eastern Region (1938–1967), the capital of the Republic of Biafra (1967), and is the current capital of Enugu State.
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Key 1917 Revenue Highlights:
Dominant Source: Lagos was the primary port of entry for imports, yielding the largest share of customs duties in Nigeria.
Financial Surplus: The colony operated at a profit in 1917, allowing for funds to be directed to the Eastern Railway.
Comparison to Regions: While direct, specific numeric comparisons of 1917 revenue between the City of Lagos and specific Northern or Eastern regions are not highlighted in the search results, Lagos was the undisputed economic hub of Nigeria at the time, outperforming other regions in trade and duty collection.
Context: Following the 1914 amalgamation, the revenue from Lagos supported the administrative and development costs for the rest of Nigeria

https://libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/ilharvest/Africana/Books2011-05/3064634/3064634_1917/3064634_1917_opt.pdf#:~:text=The%20gross%20revenue%20for%201917%20thus%20exceeded,construction%20of%20the%20Eastern%20Railway%20is%20repaid.



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boringdraw:
Everything you mentioned is still the reality of majority of Nigerians today. Our black rulers have done worse to us

keemsleek:
There was nothing like FG has of that time. What we had was colonial power and lagos was developed with money from the western region cocoa and tax.

Basic123:
Yes it is....so what is so specual there?

When Lagos revenue was used to create ENUGU in 1917?..Is anybody making noise??


Key 1917 Revenue Highlights:
Dominant Source: Lagos was the primary port of entry for imports, yielding the largest share of customs duties in Nigeria.
Financial Surplus: The colony operated at a profit in 1917, allowing for funds to be directed to the Eastern Railway.
Comparison to Regions: While direct, specific numeric comparisons of 1917 revenue between the City of Lagos and specific Northern or Eastern regions are not highlighted in the search results, Lagos was the undisputed economic hub of Nigeria at the time, outperforming other regions in trade and duty collection.
Context: Following the 1914 amalgamation, the revenue from Lagos supported the administrative and development costs for the rest of Nigeria

https://libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/ilharvest/Africana/Books2011-05/3064634/3064634_1917/3064634_1917_opt.pdf#:~:text=The%20gross%20revenue%20for%201917%20thus%20exceeded,construction%20of%20the%20Eastern%20Railway%20is%20repaid.

nairalanda1:
Before anyone comes and starts saying the good old days

1. Under colonial rule,most people did not have access to good roads, good power supply, and potable water

2. Only a tiny minority went to school,even fewer went to colleges like these

3. Most people were not rich. They were poor.

4. Development was dependent on whether the colonialists found your area useful to their purposes. Hence the police college being built in Lagos.

Basic123:
The same way Lagos revenue contributed to growth of major cities in Nigerian especially around that 1930.

Have you ever seen any people crying like nush baby whenever Enugu who directly benefited from Lagos revenu when it was gifted to Igbo people in1917.

Why obsession with Lagos?..If not that of jealousy...The colonial master dashed you a whole city from the scratch just like they dashed you PH in 1912 but you people obsession is over lagos that was met as a city

runningriot:
This is quite amazing and fascinating but how was that aerial image captured haven't it been known that drone were not available as of then?

princepee:
The Lagos that city boy built ...
That was when city boy was moulding the stones with which he built Lagos.
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Brendaniel:
Lagos was already capital, the seat of power already, let's not try to rewrite history...

keemsleek:
Even it was it was cocoa money and tax from the west that was used in lagos development. Money from lagos development didn't come from outside lagos or the west. That's the fact. The western people tax was used in starting lagos development and for your information calabar was the first chosen capital of southern Nigeria but it couldn't give them what lagos had so it was moved to lagos.

Brendaniel:
You are talking about railway project that Lagos and the north were also beneficiaries, have you see Igbos claiming it was Enugu state the built the rails?

No, so my point is, give the FG the deserved credit for any project that was executed for Lagos, I have noticed these style of trying to always rewrite history when it comes to Lagos and downplay the role of FG, My point is Lagos is majorly what is is today largely because of the FG just like Abuja is what it is today because of the FG...

Give the FG their deserved credit.

nairalanda1:
Before anyone comes and starts saying the good old days

1. Under colonial rule,most people did not have access to good roads, good power supply, and potable water

2. Only a tiny minority went to school,even fewer went to colleges like these

3. Most people were not rich. They were poor.

4. Development was dependent on whether the colonialists found your area useful to their purposes. Hence the police college being built in Lagos.

Brendaniel:
Lagos was already capital, the seat of power already, let's not try to rewrite history...

keemsleek:
Even it was it was cocoa money and tax from the west that was used in lagos development. Money from lagos development didn't come from outside lagos or the west. That's the fact. The western people tax was used in starting lagos development and for your information calabar was the first chosen capital of southern Nigeria but it couldn't give them what lagos had so it was moved to lagos.

Brendaniel:
And it was developed and still built by the federal government, just look at the area and ask yourself what was developed there before the FG started pumping money into the place, the same Ikeja has Army cantoment, Airforce base, Muritala Aiport, Ikeja(GRA) and so on all built by the federal government.

Has any state in Nigeria received quarter of the investment the FG has invested in Lagos?, Third mainland bridge alone does not even have estimate because of how costly it was, yet they just kept on pouring into it just to complete it for Lagos, yet some of you will come out and start doing yeye comparison and giving glory Tinubu.

Elzazzi:
Maybe with a chopper. That’s how Aerial view photos were taken back then !