Timeline of Lagos

The following is a timeline of the history of the metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Prior to 19th century

19th century

Detail of 1898 map showing Lagos, Nigeria

20th century

1900–59

Colonial era Lagos, ca.1910
Colonialists on the tennis courts Government House in Lagos., ca.1910
Lagos, 1912
Aerial photograph of Lagos in 1929

1960–99

21st century

Lagos, 2008
Lagos, 2010
Lagos, 2011

See also

Other cities in Nigeria

References

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  2. 1 2 Thomas Spencer Baynes, ed. (1890), "Lagos", Encyclopedia Britannica (9th ed.), NY: Allen
  3. 1 2 Robert Sydney Smith (1979). The Lagos Consulate, 1851-1861. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-03746-5.
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  21. 1 2 Anthony Olden (1995), "The Lagos Library", Libraries in Africa, Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810830930
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  39. 1 2 "In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock", New York Times, 25 April 2014
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