Lagos

Lagos, or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan port city in southwestern Nigeria. As of November 2025, the size of the city's population has been estimated to stand between... Wikipedia

• State:  Lagos
• Settled:  15th century
• Founded by:  Awori subgroup of the Yoruba
• Governor of Lagos:  Babajide Sanwo-Olu
• Deputy Governor:  Femi Hamzat
• Supreme Judge:  Kazeem Alogba
• Population (2006 census):  8,048,430
• Estimate (2025):  17,803,700
• Rank:  1st in Nigeria, 2nd in Africa
• Urban:  16,637,000
• Metro:  21,000,000 (estimated)
• Demonym(s):  Lagosian
• Area code(s):  0201
• Climate:  Aw
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo