Timeline of Lagos
The following is a timeline of the history of the metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria.
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- 1472 - Ruy de Sequeira of Portugal names area "Lago de Curamo."
- 1600 - Ashipa becomes Oba.
- 1630
- King Ado in power.
- Iga Idunganran built (approximate date).
- 1669 - King Gabaro in power.
- 1704 - King Akinsemoyin in power.
- 1749
- Eletu Kekere becomes Oba.
- King Ologun Kutere in power.
- 1775 - Adele Ajosun becomes Oba.
- 1780 - Eshilokun becomes Oba.
19th century
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- 1829 - Oba Idewu Ojulari in power.
- 1837 - Oba Oluwole in power.
- 1841 - Akitoye becomes Oba.[1]
- 1845 - Oba Kosoko in power.[1]
- 1851 - British bombardment of Lagos.[2][3]
- 1852 - British consulate established.[3]
- 1853 - King Dosunmu in power.
- 1859- The CMS Grammar School in Bariga, a suburb of Lagos in Lagos State, is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria, founded on 6 June 1859 by the Church Missionary Society
- 1860 - Catholic church established.[4]
- 1861 - Lagos annexed by the British.[2][5]
- 1862 - Lagos becomes a British colony.
- 1866 - Population: 25,083.
- 1878 - Methodist Boys' High School, Lagos founded.
- 1881 - Population: 37,452.
- 1885 - Oba Oyekan I in power.
- 1886 - Telephone cables connect Lagos to London.[6]
- 1888 - Lagos Chamber of Commerce established.[7][8]
- 1889 - Court House built.[citation needed]
- 1894
- Lagos Echo and Lagos Standard newspapers begin publication.[9]
- Bank of British West Africa established.[10]
- 1898 - Electric street lighting commences operation.[6]
- 1899
- Anglo-African Bank established.[8]
- Briton William MacGregor becomes governor of Lagos Colony.
- 1900 - Ibadan-Lagos railway begins operating.[11]
20th century
[edit]1901–1959
[edit]
- 1901
- Oba Eshugbayi Eleko in power.
- Carter Bridge built.
- Lagos Institute founded.[12]
- Population: 41,487.
- 1903 - Artist Aina Onabolu active.[13]
- 1908 - Lagos Municipal Board of Health[14] and People's Union[15] established.
- 1909 - King's College, Lagos founded.[1]
- 1911
- Kano-Lagos railway begins operating.
- Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society chapter established.[15]
- Population: 73,766.
- 1913 - Apapa wharf built.[16]
- 1914
- Lagos becomes capital of the British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.[17]
- Lagos Central Times newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
- Anfani Bus Service begins operating.[18]
- 1917 - Lagos Town Council[5] and Colonial Bank[8] established.
- 1920s - Lagos Market Women's Association founded.[19]
- 1921 - Population: 98,303.
- 1923
- Ansar Ud Deen (religious group) and Lagos Women's League[20] established.
- Nigerian National Democratic Party founded in Lagos.[15]
- 1925
- Oba Ibikunle Akitoye in power.
- Lagos Daily News newspaper begins publication.[21]
- 1926
- Nigerian Daily Times newspaper begins publication.[21]
- Industrial Army Home (reformatory) built in Yaba.[20]
- 1927 - Queen's College, Lagos and Lagos Executive Development Board[14] established.
- 1928
- Oba Sanusi Olusi in power.
- St Gregory's College, Lagos and Lagos Book Club founded.[22][23]
- 1930 - Stadium built.
- 1931
- Tom Jones Library opens.[23]
- Population: 126,474.
- 1932
- Oba Falolu in power.
- Igbobi College and Yaba Higher College founded.
- 1939 - Yaba Estate built.
- 1943 - Art Exhibition Centre and Lagos Museum open.[1]
- 1944 - Nigerian Women's Party organized in Lagos.[19][24]
- 1945 - Holy Child College Obalende established.
- 1946
- Anglican Cathedral built.[25]
- Nigerian Breweries incorporated.
- 1947 - Yaba College of Technology founded.
- 1949
- "Rent control committee" organized.[8]
- Oba Adeniji Adele in power.
- 1950
- Mayoral council established; Abubakar Ibiyinka Olorun-Nimbe elected mayor.[14]
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos active.[26]
- 1951 - Lagos becomes part of the Western Region.
- 1952 - Population: 267,407.[27]
- 1957
- Nigerian National Museum founded.
- Irohin Imole Yoruba-language newspaper begins publication.[28]
- 1958 - Stationery Stores Football Club founded.
1960–1999
[edit]- 1960 - Lagos Stock Exchange and Nigeria Acceptances Limited.
- 1961 - Nigerian Institute of International Affairs founded.[29]
- 1962 - University of Lagos established.[5]
- 1963
- Independence House built.[30]
- Population: 655,246.
- 1964
- National Library of Nigeria built.
- Bagatelle restaurant in business (approximate date).[30]
- Lebanese Community School established.
- 1965 - Adeyinka Oyekan II becomes Oba.
- 1967
- Lagos State created.[31]
- Mobolaji Johnson becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1972 - Lagos National Stadium built.
- 1973 - 2nd All-Africa Games held.
- 1975
- Eko Bridge built.
- Federal Government College Lagos and Bridge Boys Football Club founded.
- Adekunle Lawal becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- Population: 1,060,848 city; 1,476,837 urban agglomeration.[33]
- 1976 - National Arts Theatre built.
- 1977
- Second World African Festival of Arts and Culture held in Festac Town.[1][13]
- Fela Kuti's Kalakuta Republic compound in Mushin burns down.
- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research established in Yaba (approximate date).[34]
- Ndubuisi Kanu becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1978 - Ebitu Ukiwe becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1979
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport opens.
- Lateef Jakande becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1980
- Badagry-Lagos highway constructed.[35]
- Lagos Plan of Action drafted.[31]
- Apata Memorial High School founded.
- Wonder Baking Company in business.[18]
- 1981
- International School Lagos established.
- Winners' Chapel megachurch begins.
- 1982 - Indian Language School established.
- 1983
- Vanguard newspaper begins publication.
- Mama Cass restaurant in business.[36]
- 1984 - Gbolahan Mudasiru becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1985 - Newswatch magazine begins publication.
- 1986 - Mike Akhigbe becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1988 - Raji Rasaki becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1989
- African Championships in Athletics held.
- Intercontinental Bank founded.
- 1990
- Third Mainland Bridge opens.
- Lagos City Polytechnic and Equitorial Trust Bank established.
- Population: 4,764,000 (urban agglomeration).[37]
- 1991
- Federal government relocates from Lagos to Abuja.[5]
- Tell Magazine begins publication.
- Diamond Bank opens.
- Lagos Business School established.
- 1992
- Pepsi Football Academy founded, Agege.[38]
- Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash.
- Michael Otedola becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1993
- Jhalobia Gardens opens.[39]
- Olagunsoye Oyinlola becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary established.
- Tastee Fried Chicken opens in Surulere.
- Mohammed Buba Marwa becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 1997
- Redeemer's International Secondary School founded in Maryland.
- Tantalizers restaurant opens in Festac Town (approximate date).
- 1999
- 20 February: Nigerian parliamentary election, 1999 held.
- Bola Tinubu becomes governor of Lagos State.[32]
- 2000 - **Population: 7,233,000 (urban agglomeration).[37]
21st century
[edit]
- 2001 - The Daily Independent newspaper begins publication.
- 2002
- City divided "into 57 local council areas."[31]
- Pan-African University, Lagos established.
- Lagos armoury explosion.
- 2003
- Oba Rilwan Akiolu in power.
- The Sun newspaper begins publication.
- 2004
- Spring Bank founded.
- Silverbird Cinema in business.[41]
- 2005
- Business Day newspaper begins publication.
- SunRise Sixth Form College established.
- Population: 8,767,000 (urban agglomeration).[37]
- 16 November: Fire at Ebute Metta.[42]
- 2006
- 2006 Lagos building collapses
- The Nation newspaper begins publication.
- Tin Can Island Port Complex formed.[43]
- FinBank founded.
- Palms Shopping Mall opens.
- May - Atlas Creek pipeline explosion.
- December - Abule Egba pipeline explosion.
- Moments with Mo talk show begins broadcasting.[44]
- 2007
- April: State election held; Babatunde Fashola becomes governor of Lagos State.[45]
- Teslim Balogun Stadium built.
- Centre for Contemporary Art founded.[46]
- 2008
- Next newspaper begins publication.
- My People Football Club founded.
- Ijegun pipeline explosion.
- 2009 - Nike Centre for Art and Culture opens.[44]
- 2010
- Lagos Photo festival begins.
- Whitespace cultural venue active.[47]
- 2011
- Lagos Fashion Week begins.[48]
- Enterprise Bank Limited, Keystone Bank Limited, and Mainstreet Bank Limited formed.
- Ikeja City Mall,[49] L'Espace (shop), and Google office[50] in business.
- 2012
- Makoko slum razed.[51]
- Lagos Countdown begins.
- 2013
- Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge opens.
- Makoko Floating School built.[52]
- Eko Atlantic development construction begins.
- 2014
- Ebola virus outbreak.
- 12 September: Synagogue Church building collapse occurs in nearby Ikotun-Egbe.
- 2015 – 12 August: Helicopter crash in Oworonshoki.[53]
- 2016 - Building collapse.
- 2018 - African Championships in Athletics.
- 2019 - School collapse.
- 2020 - End SARS protests.[54]
- 2021 - High-rise collapse
- 2022 - End SARS protests 2nd anniversary botched protests[55]
- 2023 - 2023 National and State elections
See also
[edit]
- History of Lagos
- List of governors of Lagos State
- List of Lagos State local government areas by population
- Timelines of other cities in Nigeria: Ibadan, Kano, Port Harcourt
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[edit]Published in 19th-20th centuries
[edit]- Thomas Spencer Baynes, ed. (1890), "Lagos", Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.), NY: Allen
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Published in 21st century
[edit]2000s
[edit]- Okwui Enwezor, ed. (2002). Under Siege: Four African Cities, Freetown, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lagos. Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3-7757-9090-1.
Documenta11
+ website - Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh, eds. (2003). "Lagos, Nigeria". Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN 0415234794.
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2010s
[edit]- O.E. Aluko (2010), "Impact of Urbanization on Housing Development: The Lagos Experience, Nigeria", Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 3 (3)
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Lagos has had a makeover over the last decade
(photos) - Simon Heap (2015) (5 May 2015). "Processing Juvenile Delinquents at the Salvation Army's Boys' Industrial Home in Lagos, 1925–1944.". In Saheed Aderinto (ed.). Children and Childhood in Colonial Nigerian Histories. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-49293-7.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lagos, Nigeria.
- Map of Lagos, 1962
- Map of Lagos, 1984
- "(Lagos)". Directory of Open Access Journals. UK. (Bibliography of open access
articles) - "(Articles related to Lagos)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre.
- "(Items related to Lagos)". Internet Library Sub-Saharan Africa. Germany: Frankfurt University Library.
- Jürg Schneider, Rosario Mazuela and Erin Haney (ed.). "(Photos of Lagos and vicinity)". Africaphotography.org.
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