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Lagos State is an administrative division of
Nigeria , located in the southwestern part of the
country. The smallest in area of Nigeria's
states, [4] Lagos State is arguably the most
economically important state of the country, [5]
containing Lagos, the nation's largest urban
area . The actual population total is disputed
between the official Nigerian Census of 2006,
and a much higher figure claimed by the Lagos
State Government. Lagos State is located in
the south-western part of the Nigerian
Federation. On the North and East it is
bounded by Ogun State . In the West it shares
boundaries with the Republic of Benin . Behind
its southern borders lies the Atlantic Ocean .
22% of its 3,577 km2 are lagoons and creeks.
History
Early History
Before the Portuguese name of Lagos had been
adopted, Lagos' initial name was Eko which
referred mainly to the island. The first to settle
in Eko were the Aworis. The Awori hunters and
fishermen had originally come from Ife-Ife to
the coast. [4] The name Eko comes either from
the Yoruba "Oko" (cassava farm) or "Eko" (war
camp). Over 650 years ago, the Oba of Bini
sent warriors to Eko who were received in a
welcoming manner by the residing Awori
fishermen. The Bini Prince, Ado, who led the
war party, was asked to become their leader.
From that point on, Eko belonged to the
kingdom of the Oba of Bini. [6]
Postcolonial Era
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 Island 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 12
December 1991, Lagos Island ceased to be
Nigeria’s political capital. Nevertheless, Lagos
remains the center of commerce for the
country.

c how u reason and may i ask u what is eko b4 u sale all of us

bewla:
c how u reason and may i ask u what is eko b4 u sale all of us

eko was the original name before it was renamed Lagos by the Portuguese

Thanks for the brief history of Lagos, but I don't think changing the name 'Lagos' back to it former 'eko' is really that necessary, beside it's still bein referred to as eko-ile.

Well, I believe no Governor has the power to rename any state or even local government.

Thanks for the history. It's a good read.

kemiola89:
Thanks for the brief history of Lagos, but I don't think changing the name 'Lagos' back to it former 'eko' is really that necessary, beside it's still bein referred to as eko-ile.

it will only make it look original naija

Visman:
eko was the original name before it was renamed Lagos by the Portuguese

all the coastal states are named like that.

river, water, lagoon, etc.