{"id":2520,"date":"2019-06-20T11:05:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T11:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2019-06-20T11:32:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T11:32:48","slug":"lagos-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/20\/lagos-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"LAGOS, Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/video.gif\">Click on it<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2521\" src=\"http:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/video.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"503\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lagos, la pi\u00f9 grande citt\u00e0 della Nigeria, si estende tra il golfo di Guinea e l&#8217;omonima laguna. L&#8217;isola di Victoria \u00e8 il centro finanziario della metropoli.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lagos-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2525\" src=\"http:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lagos-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Lagos<\/h1>\n<div class=\"topic-identifier\">NIGERIA<\/div>\n<div class=\"md-byline\">\n<div class=\"written-by\">WRITTEN BY:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"last-updated\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"grid-sm\">\n<article id=\"article-content\" class=\"content\">\n<section id=\"ref1\" data-level=\"1\"><strong><span id=\"ref70613\"><\/span>Lagos\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0until 1975 it was the capital of Lagos state, and until December 1991 it was the federal capital of Nigeria. Ikeja replaced Lagos as the state capital, and <span id=\"ref70614\"><\/span>Abuja replaced Lagos as the federal capital. Lagos, however, remained the unofficial seat of many government agencies. The city\u2019s population is centred on <span id=\"ref70615\"><\/span>Lagos Island, in Lagos Lagoon, on the Bight of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea. Lagos is Nigeria\u2019s largest city and one of the largest in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>By the late 15th century Lagos Island had been settled by Yoruba fishermen and hunters, who called it Oko. The area was dominated by the kingdom of <span id=\"ref70616\"><\/span>Benin, which called it Eko, from the late 16th century to the mid-19th century. The Portuguese first landed on Lagos Island in 1472; trade developed slowly, however, until the Portuguese were granted a slaving monopoly a century later. The local obas (kings) enjoyed good relations with the Portuguese, who called the island Onim (and, later, Lagos) and established a flourishing <span id=\"ref70617\"><\/span>slave trade. \u00a0British attempts to suppress the slave trade culminated in 1851 in a naval attack on Lagos and the deposition of the oba. The slave trade continued to grow, however, until Lagos came under British control in 1861.<\/p>\n<p>Originally governed as a British crown colony, Lagos was part of the United Kingdom\u2019s West African Settlements from 1866 to 1874, when it became part of the Gold Coast Colony (modern Ghana). In 1886 it again achieved separate status under a British governor, and in 1906 it was amalgamated with the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. When Southern and Northern Nigeria were amalgamated in 1914, Lagos was made the capital of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. In 1954 most of the hinterland was incorporated into the region of Western Nigeria, while the city itself was designated as federal territory. In 1960 Lagos became the capital of independent Nigeria. Control of its hinterland was returned to the city in 1967 with the creation of Lagos state. After 1975 a new national capital, centrally situated near Abuja, was developed to replace Lagos, which by then suffered from slums, environmental pollution, and traffic congestion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid-sm\">\n<article id=\"article-content\" class=\"content\">\n<section id=\"ref1\" data-level=\"1\">The topography of Lagos is dominated by its system of islands, sandbars, and lagoons. The city itself sprawls over four main islands: Lagos, Iddo, Ikoyi, and Victoria, which are connected to each other and to the mainland by a system of bridges. All the territory is low-lying, the highest point on Lagos Island being only 22 feet (7 metres) above sea level. The original settlement on the northwestern tip of Lagos Island is now a slum area characterized by narrow streets, poor housing, and overcrowding. The main business district occupies Lagos Island\u2019s southwestern shore and contains an increasing number of multistory buildings. This is the heart of the city, the centre of commerce, finance, administration, and education. The principal manufacturing industries in Lagos include automobile and radio assembly, food and beverage processing, metalworks, and the production of paints and soap. Textile, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical manufacturing are also economically important. There is also a fishing industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The port of Lagos consists of Customs Quay, on Lagos Island, and the more important <span id=\"ref70618\"><\/span>Apapa Quay, on the mainland, which serves as the principal outlet for Nigeria\u2019s exports. The creeks and lagoons are plied by small coastal craft. The city is the western terminus of the country\u2019s road and railway networks, and the airport at Ikeja provides local and international services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gutter-bottom\">\n<div class=\"slick-list draggable\">\n<div class=\"slick-track\">\n<div class=\"slick-slide slick-current slick-center\" data-slick-index=\"0\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure class=\"md-assembly print-false middle-xs center-xs\" data-type=\"image\" data-assembly-id=\"6328\">\n<div class=\"md-assembly-wrapper\" data-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper mg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/s:700x450\/75\/1975-004-9DCCA436.jpg\" alt=\"Apapa Quay, Lagos, Nigeria.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/s:700x450\/75\/1975-004-9DCCA436.jpg\" data-width=\"362\" data-height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper mg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"md-assembly print-false middle-xs center-xs\" data-type=\"image\" data-assembly-id=\"229943\">\n<div class=\"md-assembly-wrapper\" data-type=\"image\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-slick-index=\"1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"medialist assemblies captions text-center slick-initialized slick-slider\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"AM5\"><\/span><span id=\"MOD5\"><\/span>The Lagos metropolitan area is also a major educational and cultural centre. The University of Lagos (1962), the National Library, the Lagos City Libraries, and the National Museum (1957), with excellent historical examples of Nigerian arts and crafts, are all located in the city or its suburbs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"md-learn-more extra-content\" data-module=\"learn-more\" data-value=\"learn-more\">\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lagos-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2526\" src=\"http:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lagos-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lagos-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.romanopisciotti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lagos-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"marketing-OTD_NEWSLETTER_BOX\" class=\"marketing-content\" data-marketing-id=\"OTD_NEWSLETTER_BOX\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-c odt-newsletter-form \">\n<div class=\"md-demystified-promo-slim md-alternate\">\n<div class=\"md-flag\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/marketing\/newsletter-icon-white-SM.png\" alt=\"newsletter icon\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"gutter-right\">\n<div class=\"md-flag-offset pt-10\">\n<div class=\"md-heading-2  text-uppercase text-primary\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"grid-sm-da-300\">\n<div class=\"imars-list md-content-module-right imars-list-RELATED\">\n<div class=\"hidden-xs\">\n<div class=\"subhead\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"imars-list md-content-module-right imars-list-SIMILAR\">\n<div class=\"hidden-xs\">\n<div class=\"subhead\"> INFO Nigeria: Romano Pisciotti<a href=\"mailto:italmotor@gmail.com\"> italmotor@gmail.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"subhead\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click on it &nbsp; Lagos, la pi\u00f9 grande citt\u00e0 della Nigeria, si estende tra il golfo di Guinea e l&#8217;omonima laguna. 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