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| Lagos | ||
| Country | Nigeria | |
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| The search for a province ends with the state | ||
| Residents | 14.862.000 (2021) | |
| height | 34 m | |
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Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. With an estimated almost 8.8 million inhabitants in the actual city and 24 million in the greater area, Lagos belongs next Cairo to the largest cities in Africa. Its area corresponds roughly to that of Schleswig-Holstein.
Districts
Lagos Island (8.7 km²), which is called Ikoyi in its eastern part, the former government district, and Victoria Island, together form the urban area of the colonial era. The banking and economic center is still here today. The planned city closes to the east Lekki at.
Only after independence did the settlement grow more and more to the mainland (mainland) in the west with less affluent areas. The lower middle class lives in Surulere. Adia is a slum.
background
The economic importance of Lagos results from its port.
getting there
By plane
The general condition of the airport is poor. Maintenance rarely takes place. Since 1999 the order “shoot on sight” has been in force for the airport police against all intruders in secured areas, so that at least baggage theft has become rare. The international terminal from 1979 and the terminal for domestic flights from 2007 are about one kilometer apart. WiFi is only available in the lounges, some of which can be used by everyone for a fee. You can change money in the branch of Zenith-Bank in the arrival area Mon-Fri 8.00-16.00. There is a small one in the parking garage Save-Supermarket (8.00-21.00). There is a post office in the international terminal.Taxis, depending on the traffic situation, 30-60 minutes to the city (6000 ₦ is a reasonable price in 2018) and other driving opportunities are unmistakable and unmistakable at the exit of the airport. There are no buses.
The red line of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit should have connected the airport via Ikejia with Agbado or the train station and port as early as 2011. The year 2022 was specified as the start date in 2017.
By train
The structure under construction on double-track standard gauge on the line up to Ibadan (156 km) will be ready in January 2019 at the earliest. The locomotives financed with Chinese aid should lead to improved connections as long as they are maintained.
By bus
"Bus travel in the country is not recommended."[1]
- Long-distance buses
In the street
The highway coming from Benin via Badagry is notorious for its numerous checkpoints. Many self-drivers switch to the more northerly running route via Idofa to the border crossing to Kétou.
mobility
Dynamic cardsIn the city you generally only get ahead slowly: “Go slow” (slow stop-and-go), “police” controls etc. The most suitable means of transport is the car (with a local driver - as a European you are in with the driving style Lagos overwhelmed), or a taxi. The official ones are painted yellow. They are the fastest Okadas (Motorcycles) on the move, which is dangerous. You are going through more and more Keke napepree (Autorickshaws; from 100 ₦), which are theoretically designed for three passengers. They are probably not an alternative for Europeans Danfos (Shared taxis, better known as “rolling sardine cans”) or the city buses. Danfos cost ₦ 70-250, depending on the distance. We strongly advise against using them for safety reasons.
If you are a self-driving tourist and really want to have your international driver's license for 6500 ₦ (2018) converted into a Nigerian one, please contact the 1 Federal Road Safety Commission (BIR Office, versus Police Training College. Not far from Immigration service). "Mediator" and dash accelerate such official processes.
- bus
The old, yellow minibuses from VW (Danfo) are gradually being replaced by Toyotas. Certain routes, there are almost 500 in the metropolitan area, are leased to private companies. One looks in vain for network or timetables.
Bus stations set up for local transport (motor park) include the 2017 newly renovated 4 TBS on Lagos Island and on the northern outskirts in 5 Ikorodu. The latter is also the end point of the GRT-Bus network (blue buses), which should bring passengers to the TBS faster and more reliably, but "every theory is gray."
Other more important bus parks are Oshodi, 6 Yaba, 7 Ojuelegba Junction (Surulere) and 8 Obalende Rd (Lagos Island).
- Ferries
Of 9 Lagos Island across the river after 10 Apapa Quay - Daddo.
Tourist Attractions
The Palace of the Traditional King (Oba ), which was built in 1960 Iga Idungaran, burned out in 2017.
Museums
- Lagos Island
activities
shop
You should only give money to hawkers when you have the goods in hand. If change is required, you show the (large) note, take goods and change before you pay.
- Lagos and Victoria Island
kitchen
For dishes typical of the country, see the Country article.
nightlife
In order to avoid attacks, you should never go out alone and only in the company of someone who knows the place. Caution is also advised when boarding “taxis” after dark.
- Surulere
Venice - where the movie stars meet: a few street cafes around the Hotel Venice are hosted by the stars of the Nigerian home video scene (Nollywood) - and from those who would like to be part of it. Relaxed atmosphere, interesting to "watch."
- Ikeja
Rather a better shopping district, after sunset it becomes very lively in the area of Ipodo St. and between Allen Avenue and Opebi St., which are connected to each other in the heart of the affluent Ikeja district. Here you can also find bars, cabarets, strip clubs and the like.
- 1 Unique gentlemen, Ogundana St., Nebenstr. of Allen Ave. Open: 19.30-4.00.Price: Entry Sun-Thu 1000 ₦, weekend 2000 ₦.
- 2 The Cave, Joel Ogunnaike St, Ikeja.
- Victoria Island
- 3 Quilox, 873 Ozumba Mbadiwe Av., Victoria Island. The meeting point of the Lagos high society.Open: Wed., Fri.-Sun. 22.00-4.30.
- Lagos Island
Whether you are on the street, the night in the 3 Simpson Street takes place on Lagos Island, every visitor feels safe and must decide for himself.
- Casino
One-armed bandits will exempt you from here.
- 3 Aristocrat Airport Hotel. Slot machine casino.Open: 24 hours.
- The Federal Palace Hotel, 6-8 Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, is the largest gaming venue in the country, also with ten tables (7 p.m. to 4 a.m.) for roulette, blackjack, etc. Machines are accessible 24 hours a day.
- Part of the Sheraton Hotel, 30 Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way is a casino that opens at noon.
accommodation
Lagos and Victoria Island
Some cheaper or lower mid-range hotels are in the vicinity of the 4 King George V Road.
climate
The city is humid and hot all year round.
In January and February, the Harmattan desert winds can cloud the view and bring dust.
security
“The crime rate in Nigeria is high. In the economic metropolis of Lagos in particular, there are repeated series of armed attacks, also in the urban areas preferred by foreigners, Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki and Ikeja. "[1]
Agberos or. area boys is the name for gangs of criminal street children who have been responsible for most of the everyday violent crime and small-scale drug trafficking in the city since the 1980s. A popular way to extort money quickly is to surround the victim (or a car).
health
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The one held on the fourth Saturday National Sanitation Day, where street cleaning took place until 10 a.m. and car traffic was prohibited, was abolished at the end of 2016.
Practical advice
post
Internet
The number of landline internet connections is low, more than ADSL speed can be expected in 2018. The first free public hotspots were launched in 2018 by MainOne and set up by the city council in some parks. In the summer, Google followed suit with 200 hotspots, starting in the more affluent areas of Lagos.
One should never enter sensitive bank details in internet cafes.
Consulates
It is true that most nations have their messages according to them Abuja relocated, but many countries maintain suitable consulates in the city for obtaining visas. A certain concentration is in the eastern part of Victoria Island.
trips
Badagry
1 Badagry(6 ° 25 '42 "N.2 ° 53 '33 "E), about 50 km west of Lagos (road to Cotonou):
- beautiful sandy beach (entrance fee) with simple huts. Bathing is dangerous, but a day trip is still worthwhile. There is food at the hut (good fish dishes).
- Slavetrade guide: Badagry was one of the largest West African slave markets and ports. Today, starting from the state 5 Seriki Abass Slave Museum(6 ° 24 '43 "N.2 ° 53 '3 "E), Tours are offered, which include guided tours of the museum, a visit to the house of the last slave trader and the former slave market, to a crossing of the lagoon and a walk to the “Point of no Return” (former ship docks). A bit expensive, but the guide is really competent. The tour takes about 3 hours.
- The Agia Tree Monument stands at the point where a Protestant preached his "Christian" teaching in Nigeria for the first time in 1842.
Lekki
Lekki is a peninsula east of Lagos (70-80 ⨉ 10 km) bounded by Victoria Island, the Lagos Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. In between lies the planned town, which opened in 2016 on a raised piece of land Eko Atlantic.At the western end there is a “Free Trade Zone” in which foreign investors can operate under easier conditions in a secure environment. The slums were torn down in the 1990s, and since then an artificial new suburb of Lagos has been created, with some extremely high property prices in “gated communities”.
5 Alpha Beach
- accommodation
Web links
- ↑ 1,01,1Travel warning BRD 2018-09-19