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Ijanikin
Ijanikin is a neighbourhood located in the Oto-Awori district of Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria People Ijanikin is basically occupied by the Awori Awori is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aggrey Awori (1939–2021), Ugandan economist and politician *Maria Awori (born 1984), Kenyan swimmer *Moody Awori (born 1927), Kenyan politician See also *Awori tribe The Awori is ...s since it is believed that they are the first settlers of the town. The town is traditionally ruled by a mornach who is referred to as the ''Onijanikin of Ijanikin''. Education Ijanikin is home to several notable educational institutions including the Federal Government College Lagos, Oto/Ijanikin and also the Lagos state government secondary school, Oto/ijanikin References {{coord missing, Nigeria Populated places in Lagos State ...
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Federal Government College Lagos
The Federal Government College, Ijanikin is a co-educational secondary school in Ijanikin, Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... It was established by the Federal give Ministry of Education in 1975. The idea of this college in Lagos was conceived in the minds of the authorities of the Federal Ministry of Education early in 1974 when they thought it necessary to have one co-educational institution for Lagos state as there were in all the then 12 states of the Federation. The college was founded by the Federal Ministry of Education in line with the Federal Government’s intention to establish in each state of the federation one co-educational as well as one girls’ secondary school. At inception, the college opened with 116 Form One and 45 Lower Six stud ...
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Lagos State
Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, states, it is both the List of Nigerian states by population, most populous and List of Nigerian states by area, smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the Benin–Nigeria border, international border with Benin Republic, Lagos State borders Ogun State to the east and north making it the only Nigerian state to border only one other state. Named for the city of Lagos—the List of urban areas in Africa by population, most populous city in Africa—the state was formed from the Western Region, Nigeria, Western Region and the former Federal Capital Territory on 27 May 1967. Geographically, Lagos State is dominated by bodies of water with nearly a quarter of the state's area being lagoons, creeks, and rivers. The largest of these bodies are the Lagos Lagoon, Lagos and Lekki Lagoon, Lekki lagoons in the ...
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Oto-Awori
Oto-Awori previously known as just "OTO" is a suburban community and a local government development council area located along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Ojo local government area of Lagos State. Oto Awori is founded by Ayato which is the predecessor for Today's Esau Oladega AINA (Kuyamiku) of the Oloja Ruling House of Oto Awori. Ayato the founder of Oto Awori from Ile-Ife, Oto Awori has been administered from Badagry since 1909 having apparently been placed for a few years in the Lagos District by the definition of boundaries thereof 1985. Higher institutions * Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education *National Postgraduate College of Nigeria See also * History of Lagos Lagos is the largest and former capital city of Nigeria and the largest city in Africa in terms of population with about 15.3 million people living in it. It is also the 4th largest economy in Africa. Location Lagos is in Lagos State in South-West ... * Awori District settlements References Populated p ...
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Ojo, Lagos State
Ojo is a Local Government Area and town in Lagos State, Nigeria. Lagos State University is located there. Ojo is located on the eastern section of the Trans–West African Coastal Highway, about 37 km west of Lagos. It is part of the Lagos Metropolitan Area. Ojo is a primarily residential township although it contains some major markets including Alaba International Market, Alaba livestock market (Alaba Rago), the old Lagos International Trade Fair complex, and Iyana-Iba market. It also houses the divisional headquarters of 81 division Nigerian Army and Navy Town. South of the town (across Badagry creek), the rest of the local government is sparsely populated and consists of mangrove swamps and sandy beaches. Some of these beaches are holiday spots in the festive season. Wildlife mostly consists of reptiles, rodents and birds including crocodiles, iguanas, monitor lizards and squirrels. Whales and dolphins have been known to visit the coastal areas.Some towns there are Iba, Ig ...
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Awori
Awori is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aggrey Awori (1939–2021), Ugandan economist and politician *Maria Awori (born 1984), Kenyan swimmer *Moody Awori (born 1927), Kenyan politician See also *Awori tribe The Awori is a tribe of the Yoruba people speaking a distinct dialect of the Yoruba language. Geographic extent Traditionally, the Awori people are found in Ogun State and Lagos State, Nigeria. Towns including Ado-Odo, Isheri, Ota, Igbesa, ...
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