the federal capital was moved from lagos to abuja in 2016.
the federal capital was moved from lagos to abuja in 2016.
when was the federal capital moved from lagos to abuja?
2016
lagos state was created on 27 may 1967 according to the "state creation and transitional provisions decree no. 14 of 1967", which restructured nigeria into a federation of 12 states. before the issuance of this decree, lagos city, which was the country's capital had been administered directly by the federal government through the "federal ministry of lagos affairs". however, ikeja, agege, mushin, ikorodu, epe and badagry were administered by the then western region government. lagos, the city, along with these other towns were captured to create the state of lagos, with the state becoming fully recognized as a semi-autonomous administrative division on 11 april 1968. lagos served the dual role of being the state and federal capital until 1976, when the capital of the state was moved to ikeja. after the full establishment of the federal capital territory, the seat of the federal government was also formally relocated to abuja on 12 december 1991. nevertheless, lagos still remains the financial centre of the country, and also grew to become the most populous city in the state and the country.
lagos state
lagos, the capital of nigeria since its amalgamation in 1914, went on to become the capital of lagos state after its creation. however, the state capital was later moved to ikeja in 1976, and the federal capital moved to abuja in 1991. even though lagos is still widely referred to as a city, the present day lagos, also known as "metropolitan lagos", and officially as "lagos metropolitan area" is an urban agglomeration or conurbation, consisting of 20 lgas, 32 lcdas including ikeja, the state capital of lagos state. this conurbation makes up 37% of lagos state's total land area, but houses about 85% of the state's total population.
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