Why visit Agege
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 2 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include CETEP City University, Isolog schools, Ilojo Bar and Johnson Jakande Tinubu Park.
Weather in Agege
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About Agege
Agege is a large city and local government area in the Ikeja Division of Lagos State, Nigeria, it is part of Greater Metropolitan Lagos. Until 1927, Agege was the capital of Ikeja Division.
From the Wikipedia article Agege (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Agege on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Isolog schools
School · 4.5 km
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
Museums and landmarks3
Ilojo Bar
Monument and historic site · 5.4 km
National monument of Nigeria in Lagos Island
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Johnson Jakande Tinubu Park
Park · 3.4 km
Tourist attraction Center in Lagos State
Ndubuisi Kanu Park
Park · 3.6 km
Tourist attraction Center in Lagos State
Restaurants and cafes2
History
Agege was a corruption of a name of an individual called Aige or Aiyige (just like Success "Aayege" in Yoruba language, means success or being successful in an ancient Awori aborigine dialect) who founded and settled having consulted his oracle 'Ifa" before settling on the part of his farmland named idàà adun/Idò Adun, located within the current day ídéè bua and ipodo Orile Agege before moving to Isale odon.
"Orile" means "proper" (Agege proper) is often used to distinguish the old settlement from the recent settled town called Agege station which was settled by traders in the late 19th century thus booming kola nuts trade, accelerated by Railway shed which complemented the emerging Agege market activities in the town. As recorded in mid 20th century “About 70% of the kolas despatched to the Northern Province pass through the rail-head at Agege and it owes its size partly to the possession of Railway station and partly to its situation as the center of a large kola and cocoa producing area. And In the year 1933 more than 50% of the kolas consumed in Nigeria passed through the Agege Railway goods sheds.”
From the History section of Agege on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship6
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Map of Agege
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Getting there and nearby towns
Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 km away.
- Ikeja 2 km southeast, about 2 min by car
- Akowonjo 3 km west, about 3 min by car
- Alimosho 4 km west, about 4 min by car
- Oshodi 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Shomolu 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Mushin 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Surulere 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Lagos 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Obalende 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Ijebu Ode 68 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- AGEGE ROUND ABOUT 7, AGEGE LAGOS, Lightfast Media, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mechanical workshop, Yabatech, Abiolakintrunde, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ilojo bar, Epicy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JJT Park, Oludeleadewalephotography, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Agege stadium 2, chukwurah .C. Charles of Signature56, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A statue at Kanu Ndubuisi park, Timmylegend, CC BY-SA 4.0
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