subject: History Of Lagos Nigeria [print this page] The city of Lagos is advanced day port city located in Nigeria.This city is one of the most extremely populated cities all over the world. In the development patterns all over the globe and the city, it is supposed that the city of Lagos is rising at a very rapid rate. To propose the mathematical at an accurate level the city the placed at the 7th place in respect to its growth compared to other cities of the world. The city in its early days were called yourba and the city started by the name of Eko. It had a critical place in history as been written down as a war. The modern name Lagos was granted the Portuguese, which highlighting its connection with the sea as it means the city of lakes. The current living population of the city of Lagos consists of the original natives the introducing of new peoples and immigrants which settled in the area by the passage of time.
The name of Rui de Sequeira the first connection made by the Portuguese, was through the explorer as he was the pioneer who visited this the country in 1472, during the competition to research the bounders of the world, Rui de Sequeira was the first person who ended up naming the city as Lagos de Curamo. Lagos de Curamo has different ancient historical aspect as it was discovered in the 1400 when exploration on its peak so The Lagos, Portugal was the place which became as famous check post for the world to go through in order to explore the African coast and expand the sources of civilized life into the heart of Africa. During the period of 1404-1889 it has some bad secrets to state as the city served as a leading centre of the slave deal, an effort to banning the slave dealing in 1841 was made but it was very futile attempt and the exercise continued but had an uprising in its pocket. The trade of slave in 1851was illegal through a revolution and the city was on the route to advanced success.
In 1861 this city slaved itself under the British rule. The current Nigeria was interpreted in 1887, and when the Dependency and Associated State of Nigeria was established in 1914, Lagos was declared its capital, making it the important city in the region with all the central control. When The Nigeria was finally competent to gain its independence from Britain in 1960 it continued to be the capital and heart of all the political activity. Lagos knowledgeable fast development end-to-end the 1960s and 1970s as a result of Nigeria's economic success going forward to the Nigerian Civil War which also goes by the name of the Biafran War. The city of Lagos was the capital of Nigeria during from 1914 up to 1991. The city was bottomless of its position when the Federal Capital Territory was established at the goal-directed city of Abuja. On 14th Nov, 1991, the Presidency and other national government affairs were ultimately relocated to the newly Capital of Abuja. Even So, most government activities and national services stayed in Lagos for a time since Abuja was then under construction.
