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[edit] History source

What's the source for the history account as it is now in the article and in History of Lagos? Also, references are lacking for the rest of the article. — mark ✎ 13:11, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I have altered this a bit and added sources. The old content is now on History of Lagos. This should be referenced and fleshed out further, IMO. Nach0king 15:32, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

i have corrected a few things the Name Eko was given by a king and the slave trade in lagos began in the 18th century not the 15th i have also added a paragraph about the end of the slave trade as i think it adds to the history showing it was ended by the will of the people through the monarch with the help of the british not by the british. Akintunde 2;20,25 March 2006

Yes, I think it is better this way. However, above all, we should cite reliable sources, otherwise the article will not meet the verifiability guideline. Which sources did you use? — mark ✎ 13:49, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

An observation has been gleamed from this article.

If, the city has built up surrounding the founding town or city, Then, Lagos is similiar to the city of London and Rome, Also then, two sets of laws exist for Lagos, Nigeria because of development. Therefore, a set of laws exists for the historical island city of EKO and another set of laws for the surrounding metropolis. Rodeney123 13:57, 3 February 2007 (UTC) rodeney123 2007-02-03

[edit] Better pictures

Some of these pictures here don't look that good, such as the one showing a hazy, unbclear view of Lagos and the boring picture of a Lagos dirt street. We should get some better pictures. — Stevey7788 (talk) 20:26, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

How did all references to "Nigeria" come to be replaced by "Portugal"?

[edit] INTERACTIVE MAPS

Interactive maps of Lagos: Address search, find my nearest, points of interest, postcode search, driving directions

http://www.ceaser-web.com

[edit] MAP

I dunno how to add pics, can sum1 add a map of nigeria showin where lagos is like they have on the page for abuja

[edit] City infobox

Can someone fill in the blanks including a city location map for the info box? Eman007

[edit] Capital status

When, exactly, did Lagos officially cease to be the capital of Nigeria? I thought it was 1991 when Abuba finally gained the status, but according to History of Lagos it in fact happened much earlier. An encyclopedia I have downstairs says it happened in 1980 but I can't find that confirmed online; is it true? Did Nigeria go for 11 years without a capital? Does anyone have a good source for this important info? Nach0king 09:42, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

It IS 1991. Lagos was the capital until 1991, however the construction of Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory was already underway in the 1980s. Abuja before the 1970s was non-existing. - Qasamaan 09:33, November 26, 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for the info! Can you add a source with that to the article? It would help a lot. Cheers¬ Nach0king 19:06, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for advancing IPAs

Whoever's responsible for the readjustment on the IPAs, thanks :). Qasamaan 08:24, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Population

I placed a contradict tag on this article because the data in the info box contradicts the text of the article itself, which says population estiamtes "vary considerably, but generally range from 12 to 18.5 million." The infobox says Lagos is home to "Between 10.5-15 million" people. Even stranger, it puts the urban and metropolitan area estimates at 9 million? How can the metropolitan area have less people than the city proper?

I realize that no one can say precisely--or even generally--how many people this sprawling city has. But if we're going to include estimates in the article, let's make sure they're consistent.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 13:08, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Population listed by various sources:

• UN World Urbanization Prospects: 10,886,000 (2005-07-01) [1] (Urban agglomeration concept)
• World Gazetteer: 9,229,944 (2007-01-01) [2] (seems to refer to Lagos state - how is that different from the "city of Lagos"?)
  • World Gazetter lists Lagos metro area as 11,615,563 [3]
• 1991 Nigeria Census: 5,195,247 (as listed in [4])

--Polaron | Talk 21:18, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Lagos State apparently contains not only the metro area. As in this article, the population info isn't the best! I agree that we should strive for consistency - but where to start? Nach0king 13:34, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Size relative to Ibadan

Twice now I've reverted edits saying that Ibadan is a larger city than Lagos. I doubt that personally, plus there's nothing in the Ibadan article to substantiate that claim. Perhaps the IP user is trying to make some statement about Ibadan being the largest indigenous city in Nigeria, but whatever the case it's unclear. I'll keep reverting until it's substantiated or clarified. - Draeco 22:20, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scam Central

I'm surprised that no mention of the massive email and fax scams coming specifically from Lagos are covered in this article. I've personally seen where these scams are conducted. And while I was in Nigeria, I personally witnessed the large amount of scam artists operating in Lagos. I think a section should be devoted to the crime in that city. Jtpaladin 19:57, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Interesting subject. As a native Lagosian, I think more effort is needed, or a little, into doing this asap. Don't you think? - Omar 180 18:03, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

I did that, and some idiot anon tried to remove the paragraph. I put it back. If he comes back, I'll block him. WhisperToMe 22:12, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Well done. Jtpaladin 14:07, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

User:Aadebayo did it (I.E. removed the section) again! [5] - I told him, in all caps, to stop doing it. WhisperToMe 22:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Aadebayo added ""The contributor of this section is from a place where it is the norm for people to be killed because they are black, yet I do not see any reference to that point in his city"" - Since this was commentary, I excised this line. I responded to this on my commentary. WhisperToMe 05:35, 5 April 2007 (UTC)