Timeline of Lagos

The following is a timeline of the history of the metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria.

Prior to 19th century

• 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

• 1829 - Oba Idewu Ojulari in power.
• 1837 - Oba Oluwole in power.
• 1841 - Akitoye becomes Oba.
• 1845 - Oba Kosoko in power.
• 1851 - British bombardment of Lagos.
• 1852 - British consulate established.
• 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.
• 1861 - Lagos annexed by the British.
• 1862 - Lagos becomes a British colony.
• 1866 - Population: 25,083.
• 1878 - Methodist Boys' High School founded.
• 1881 - Population: 37,452.
• 1885 - Oba Oyekan I in power.
• 1886 - Telephone cables connect Lagos to London.
• 1888 - Lagos Chamber of Commerce established.
• 1889 - Court House built.
• 1894
  • Lagos Echo and Lagos Standard newspapers begin publication.
  • Bank of British West Africa established.
• 1898 - Electric street lighting commences operation.
• 1899
  • Anglo-African Bank established.
  • Briton William MacGregor becomes governor of Lagos Colony.
• 1900 - Ibadan-Lagos railway begins operating.

20th century

1901–1959

• 1901
  • Oba Eshugbayi Eleko in power.
  • Carter Bridge built.
  • Lagos Institute founded.
  • Population: 41,487.
• 1903 - Artist Aina Onabolu active.
• 1908 - Lagos Municipal Board of Health and People's Union established.
• 1909 - King's College, Lagos founded.
• 1911
  • Kano-Lagos railway begins operating.
  • Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society chapter established.
  • Population: 73,766.
• 1913 - Apapa wharf built.
• 1914
  • Lagos becomes capital of the British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.
  • Lagos Central Times newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
  • Anfani Bus Service begins operating.
• 1917 - Lagos Town Council and Colonial Bank established.
• 1920s - Lagos Market Women's Association founded.
• 1921 - Population: 98,303.
• 1923
  • Ansar Ud Deen (religious group) and Lagos Women's League established.
  • Nigerian National Democratic Party founded in Lagos.
• 1925
  • Oba Ibikunle Akitoye in power.
  • Lagos Daily News newspaper begins publication.
• 1926
  • Nigerian Daily Times newspaper begins publication.
  • Industrial Army Home (reformatory) built in Yaba.
• 1927 - Queen's College, Lagos and Lagos Executive Development Board established.
• 1928
  • Oba Sanusi Olusi in power.
  • St Gregory's College, Lagos and Lagos Book Club founded.
• 1930 - Stadium built.
• 1931
  • Tom Jones Library opens.
  • 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.
• 1944 - Nigerian Women's Party organized in Lagos.
• 1945 - Holy Child College Obalende established.
• 1946
  • Anglican Cathedral built.
  • Nigerian Breweries incorporated.
• 1947 - Yaba College of Technology founded.
• 1949
  • "Rent control committee" organized.
  • Oba Adeniji Adele in power.
• 1950
  • Mayoral council established; Abubakar Ibiyinka Olorun-Nimbe elected mayor.
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos active.
• 1951 - Lagos becomes part of the Western Region.
• 1952 - Population: 267,407.
• 1957
  • Nigerian National Museum founded.
  • Irohin Imole Yoruba-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1958 - Stationery Stores Football Club founded.

1960–1999

• 1960 - Lagos Stock Exchange and Nigeria Acceptances Limited.
• 1961 - Nigerian Institute of International Affairs founded.
• 1962 - University of Lagos established.
• 1963
  • Independence House built.
  • Population: 655,246.
• 1964
  • National Library of Nigeria built.
  • Bagatelle restaurant in business (approximate date).
  • Lebanese Community School established.
• 1965 - Adeyinka Oyekan II becomes Oba.
• 1967
  • Lagos State created.
  • Mobolaji Johnson becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 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.
  • Population: 1,060,848 city; 1,476,837 urban agglomeration.
• 1976 - National Arts Theatre built.
• 1977
  • Second World African Festival of Arts and Culture held in Festac Town.
  • Fela Kuti's Kalakuta Republic compound in Mushin burns down.
  • Nigerian Institute of Medical Research established in Yaba (approximate date).
  • Ndubuisi Kanu becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 1978 - Ebitu Ukiwe becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 1979
  • Murtala Muhammed International Airport opens.
  • Lateef Jakande becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 1980
  • Badagry-Lagos highway constructed.
  • Lagos Plan of Action drafted.
  • Apata Memorial High School founded.
  • Wonder Baking Company in business.
• 1981
  • International School Lagos established.
  • Winners' Chapel megachurch begins.
• 1982 - Indian Language School established.
• 1983
  • Vanguard newspaper begins publication.
  • Mama Cass restaurant in business.
• 1984 - Gbolahan Mudasiru becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 1985 - Newswatch magazine begins publication.
• 1986 - Mike Akhigbe becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 1988 - Raji Rasaki becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 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).
• 1991
  • Federal government relocates from Lagos to Abuja.
  • Tell Magazine begins publication.
  • Diamond Bank opens.
  • Lagos Business School established.
• 1992
  • Pepsi Football Academy founded, Agege.
  • Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash.
  • Michael Otedola becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 1993
  • Jhalobia Gardens opens.
  • Olagunsoye Oyinlola becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 1994
  • Chocolat Royal in business.
  • P.M. News newspaper begins publication.
• 1995
  • Thisday newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 5,966,000 (urban agglomeration).
• 1996
  • Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary established.
  • Tastee Fried Chicken opens in Surulere.
  • Mohammed Buba Marwa becomes governor of Lagos State.
• 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.
• 2000 - **Population: 7,233,000 (urban agglomeration).

21st century

• 2001 - The Daily Independent newspaper begins publication.
• 2002
  • City divided "into 57 local council areas."
  • 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.
• 2005
  • Business Day newspaper begins publication.
  • SunRise Sixth Form College established.
  • Population: 8,767,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 16 November: Fire at Ebute Metta.
• 2006
  • 2006 Lagos building collapses
  • The Nation newspaper begins publication.
  • Tin Can Island Port Complex formed.
  • FinBank founded.
  • Palms Shopping Mall opens.
  • May - Atlas Creek pipeline explosion.
  • December - Abule Egba pipeline explosion.
  • Moments with Mo talk show begins broadcasting.
• 2007
  • April: State election held; Babatunde Fashola becomes governor of Lagos State.
  • Teslim Balogun Stadium built.
  • Centre for Contemporary Art founded.
• 2008
  • Next newspaper begins publication.
  • My People Football Club founded.
  • Ijegun pipeline explosion.
• 2009 - Nike Centre for Art and Culture opens.
• 2010
  • Lagos Photo festival begins.
  • Whitespace cultural venue active.
• 2011
  • Lagos Fashion Week begins.
  • Enterprise Bank Limited, Keystone Bank Limited, and Mainstreet Bank Limited formed.
  • Ikeja City Mall, L'Espace (shop), and Google office in business.
• 2012
  • Makoko slum razed.
  • Lagos Countdown begins.
• 2013
  • Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge opens.
  • Makoko Floating School built.
  • 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.
• 2016 - Building collapse.
• 2018 - African Championships in Athletics.
• 2019 - School collapse.
• 2020 - End SARS protests.
• 2021 - High-rise collapse
• 2022 - End SARS protests 2nd anniversary botched protests
• 2023 - 2023 National and State elections

See also

• 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

References

Bibliography

External links

• 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. Photography of West Africa and beyond, 1840 to now