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Ebute-Metta
Ebute Metta is a neighbourhood of Lagos Mainland, Lagos, in Lagos State, Nigeria. History Ebute Metta is known for the production and sale of local food and cloths. It is a very old part of Lagos State, many of its houses were built during the colonial era using Brazilian architecture. Pre-colonial history Ebute Metta is part of the Awori Kingdom of Otto. Its capital is at Otto just before Iddo on the way to Lagos Island. Ebute Metta means "The three Harbours" in the Yoruba language. This was in reference to Iddo, Otto and Oyingbo Market, Oyingbo. In the olden days the king, Oba (king), Oba Oloto of Otto, controlled these harbours and had his agents collecting taxes from ships bringing goods to Lagos by way of them. Ago Egba In 1867, there was a great tension between the Christian community and adherents of the Yoruba religion, traditional religion in Abeokuta which was on the verge of snowballing into a sectarian crisis. On the eve of the departure of some European missio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Medical Centre Ebute Metta
Federal Medical Centre Ebute-Metta, Lagos is a tertiary hospital located in Nigerian Railway Corporation Compound in Ebute-Metta, Lagos. History Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, Lagos was established in 1964. It started out as the Department of Health Services of the Nigerian Railway Corporation. It was created exclusively to cater for the health needs of NRC staff and their families. During the Nigerian Civil War, it became an annex of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idiaraba, Lagos for the treatment of wounded soldiers. On May 26, 2004, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the upgrading of the Nigerian Railway Hospital to a Federal Medical Centre and on 31 January 2005, the hospital was formally handed over to the Federal Ministry of Health as a Tertiary Healthcare Institution and designated as Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. It is a training institution for Resident Doctors and House Officers in Anaesthesia, Family Medicine, Ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
