1859 - CMS Grammar School Lagos founded
1889 - Court House built
1894 - Bank of British West Africa established
1897 - Lagos Chamber of Commerce established
1899 - Briton William MacGregor becomes governor of Lagos Colony
1900 - Ibadan-Lagos railway begins operating
1901 - Oba Esugbayi Eleko in power
1908 - Lagos Municipal Board of Health
1909 - King's College, Lagos founded
1911 - Kano to Lagos railway begins operating and Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society chapter established
1913 - Apapa wharf built
1914 - Lagos becomes capital of the British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
1917 - Lagos Town Council established
1921 - Population of Lagos, 98,303
1923 -Ansar Ud Deen (religious group) and Lagos Women's League established
1922 -Nigerian National Democratic Party founded in Lagos
1925 - Oba Ibikunle Akitoye in power
1926 - Nigerian Daily Times newspaper begins publication
1928 - Oba Sanusi Olusi in power
1931 - Tom Jones Library open
1932 - Oba Falolu in power
1939 - Yaba Estate built
1943 - Art Exhibition Centre and Lagos Museum open
1945 - Holy Child College Obalende establish
1946 - Anglican Cathedral built and Nigerian Breweries incorporated
1947 - Yaba College of Technology founded
1949 - Oba Adeniji Adele in power
1950 - Mayoral council established; Abubakar Ibiyinka Olorun-Nimbe elected as mayor of lagos.
1951 - Lagos becomes part of the Western Region
1957 - Nigerian National Museum founded
1958 - Stationery Stores Football Club founded
1960 - Lagos Stock Exchange and Nigeria Acceptances Limited established
1961 - Nigerian Institute of International Affairs founded
1962 - University of Lagos established
1963 - Independence House built
1965 - Adeyinka Oyekan II becomes Oba
1967 - Lagos State created and 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 founded
Adekunle Lawal becomes governor of Lagos State
1976 - National Arts Theatre built
1977 - Second World African Festival of Arts and Culture
Fela Kuti's Kalakuta Republic compound in Mushin burns down
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research established in Yaba
Ndubuisi Kanu becomes governor of Lagos State
1978 - Ebitu Ukiwe becomes governor of Lagos State
1979 - Murtala Muhammed International Airport opens
Alhaji Lateef Jakande becomes governor of Lagos State
1980 - Lagos Plan of Action drafted
1981 - Winners' Chapel megachurch begins
1983 - Vanguard newspaper begins publication
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
1990 - Third Mainland Bridge opens and Lagos City Polytechnic established
1991 - Federal government relocates from Lagos to Abuja
Tell Magazine begins publication
Diamond Bank opens
Lagos Business School established
1992 - Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash
Michael Otedola becomes governor of Lagos State
1993 - Olagunsoye Oyinlola becomes governor of Lagos State
1994 - PM News newspaper begins publication.
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 - Silverbird Cinema in business
2005 - Business Day newspaper begins publication
Population: 8,767,000 (urban agglomeration)
2006 - The Nation newspaper begins publication
2007 - Babatunde Fashola becomes governor of Lagos State
Teslim Balogun Stadium built
Centre for Contemporary Art founded
2009 - Nike Centre for Art and Culture opens
2010 - Lagos Photo festival begins
2011 - Lagos Fashion Week begins
2012 - Makoko slum razed and Lagos Countdown begins
2013 - Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge opens. Makoko Floating School
built, Eko Atlantic development construction begins.
2014 - Lagos Marathon begins
2014 - Lagos Marathon begins
2014 - Ebola virus outbreak
2015 - Akinwunmi Ambode becomes governor...
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Interesting.....
ReplyDeleteLagos my father land. Love Lagos like kilode
Delete1855, Bapt. Acad and 1941 sister school Reagan Memorial Baptist Secon School later moved to commercial avenue... School motto: love one another.
DeleteAny proud Reaganites in the house?
1945- my sec school was founded 😃
DeleteClassic chic, what school is that?
DeleteGod bless thee our Reagan Memorial
DeleteQueen's College founded 1927.
Delete2017-ikoyigate
ReplyDeleteGood to know.
ReplyDeleteInteresting.....
ReplyDeleteRich history of Lagos.
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Wow
ReplyDelete🎤🎶Aint no party Like A Lagos Party🎸
ReplyDeleteEko Oni Baje!!
IRepOndoTown
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Wow, nice one
ReplyDeleteIncomplete. Where is my almighty queen college
ReplyDeleteWhy did they add Ebola outbreak?...smh..they might have also included the year clifford orji was eating people..
ReplyDeleteEko for sure. Nice one.
ReplyDelete1927 Queen's College Yaba was founded
ReplyDeleteEko onibaje
ReplyDelete1996, Buba Marwa became the governor of Lagos State. He handed the baton to Tinubu in 1999. Buba Marwa, a military man I like & his beautiful wife.
ReplyDeleteEducating...
ReplyDeleteI always knew that of the King's college as it was my Dad's alma mater.
Something is wrong. Fashola didn't build Teslim Balogun Stadium, he renovated it.
ReplyDeleteGood to know,itesiwaju ipinle eko lo je wa logun,Eko for show.
ReplyDeletewonderful piece although not complete....
ReplyDeleteThe only state they don't say welcome to Lagos, they tell you this is Lagos state.
ReplyDeleteSo why are they not celebrating 130 or 150 years instead of selling themselves short with a 50 year celebration ?
ReplyDeleteIn fact the thing tire me. However Lagos was called Eko before that time I think! Eko Akete
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