Timeline of Lagos

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

Prior to 19th century[]

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19th century[]

Detail of 1898 map showing Lagos, Nigeria
  • 1829 - Oba Idewu Ojulari in power.
  • 1837 - Oba Oluwole in power.
  • 1841 - Akitoye becomes Oba.[1]
  • 1845 - Oba Kosoko in power.[1]
  • 1851 - British bombardment of Lagos.[2][3]
  • 1852 - British consulate established.[3]
  • 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.[4]
  • 1861 - Lagos annexed by the British.[2][5]
  • 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.[6]
  • 1888 - Lagos Chamber of Commerce established.[7][8]
  • 1889 - Court House built.[citation needed]
  • 1894
  • 1898 - Electric street lighting commences operation.[6]
  • 1899
    • Anglo-African Bank established.[8]
    • Briton William MacGregor becomes governor of Lagos Colony.
  • 1900 - Ibadan-Lagos railway begins operating.[11]

20th century[]

1901–1959[]

Colonial era Lagos, ca.1910
Colonialists on the tennis courts Government House in Lagos., ca.1910
Lagos, 1912
Aerial photograph of Lagos in 1929
  • 1901
  • 1903 - Artist Aina Onabolu active.[13]
  • 1908 - Lagos Municipal Board of Health[14] and People's Union[15] established.
  • 1909 - King's College, Lagos founded.[1]
  • 1911
    • Kano-Lagos railway begins operating.
    • Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society chapter established.[15]
    • Population: 73,766.
  • 1913 - Apapa wharf built.[16]
  • 1914
    • Lagos becomes capital of the British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.[17]
    • Lagos Central Times newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
    • Anfani Bus Service begins operating.[18]
  • 1917 - Lagos Town Council[5] and Colonial Bank[8] established.
  • 1920s - Lagos Market Women's Association founded.[19]
  • 1921 - Population: 98,303.
  • 1923
  • 1925
  • 1926
    • Nigerian Daily Times newspaper begins publication.[21]
    • Industrial Army Home (reformatory) built in Yaba.[20]
  • 1927 - Queen's College, Lagos and Lagos Executive Development Board[14] established.
  • 1928
  • 1930 - Stadium built.
  • 1931
    • Tom Jones Library opens.[23]
    • Population: 126,474.
  • 1932
  • 1939 - Yaba Estate built.
  • 1943 - Art Exhibition Centre and Lagos Museum open.[1]
  • 1944 - Nigerian Women's Party organized in Lagos.[19][24]
  • 1945 - Holy Child College Obalende established.
  • 1946
  • 1947 - Yaba College of Technology founded.
  • 1949
    • "Rent control committee" organized.[8]
    • Oba Adeniji Adele in power.
  • 1950
    • Mayoral council established; Abubakar Ibiyinka Olorun-Nimbe elected mayor.[14]
    • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos active.[26]
  • 1951 - Lagos becomes part of the Western Region.
  • 1952 - Population: 267,407.[27]
  • 1957
    • Nigerian National Museum founded.
    • Irohin Imole Yoruba-language newspaper begins publication.[28]
  • 1958 - Stationery Stores Football Club founded.

1960–1999[]

21st century[]

Lagos, 2008
Lagos, 2010
Lagos, 2011

See also[]

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Bibliography[]

Published in 19th-20th centuries[]

Published in 21st century[]

2000s[]

  • Okwui Enwezor, ed. (2002). Under Siege: Four African Cities, Freetown, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lagos. Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz [de]. ISBN 978-3-7757-9090-1. Documenta11 + website
  • Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh, eds. (2003). "Lagos, Nigeria". Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN 0415234794.
  • Hakeem Tijani (2004). "'New' Lagos Town Council and Urban Administration, 1950–1953". In Toyin Falola; et al. (eds.). Nigerian Cities. Africa World Press. pp. 255+. ISBN 978-1-59221-169-2.
  • Ayodeji Olukoju (2004). The 'Liverpool' of West Africa: The Dynamics and Impact of Maritime Trade in Lagos, 1900-1950. Africa World Press. ISBN 978-1-59221-292-7.
  • Ayodeji Olukoju (2005). "Lagos: Die Geburt einer Stadt". In Jürg Schneider; et al. (eds.). Die Reisen Von  [de] 1883–1885 (in German). Museum der Kulturen Basel.
  • Kevin Shillington, ed. (2005). "Lagos". Encyclopedia of African History. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-57958-245-6.
  • Kristin Mann (2007). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-11708-3.

2010s[]

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Coordinates: 6°27′11″N 3°23′45″E / 6.45306°N 3.39583°E / 6.45306; 3.39583

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