Yaba, Lagos

For other uses, see Yaba (disambiguation).
Yaba, Lagos, 2013

Yaba is a suburb located in Lagos Mainland LGA, in Lagos State. Institutions of higher learning in the area include Queen's College, the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, the Yaba College of Technology, Igbobi College, the University of Lagos, the Federal School Science and Technical College, and the Federal College of Education. Yaba has one of the busiest market sites in Lagos, known as Tejuosho Market, Nigeria.[1] Yaba is fast becoming one of the go-to places for technology renaissance in Africa, quite like Nairobi in Kenya, with Tech Start ups like Hotels.ng, Andela, CC-Hub and many others impacting the ecosystem for good. As the notoriety of the region soars, the hotels in Yaba are evolving as well to cater for the upsurge in guests and as well as look the part - upwardly mobile.

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Yaba Local council development area as it is today has its secretariat at 198, Herbert Macaulay Street, Yaba. It was carved out of the old Lagos Mainland local government which was created in 1977 as a separate Local government following the national reform of Local government in September 1976. Lagos Mainland carved out of Lagos city council which administered the Lagos Metropolitan city; this consists of Lagos Island and Lagos Mainland. So with the creation of three more Local government on 27 August 1991, the former lagos mainland was re-constituted with Surulere carved out of it.

Yaba Local council Development area as one of the Thirty Seven (37) newly created Local council Development areas was created out of Lagos Mainland by the administration of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu after the state assembly passed a law creating new local council Development areas.

The present Yaba local council area wears an urban setting; some part however mirrored rural features and these areas are simply referred to as blighted areas like Makoko and Iwaya. Nonetheless, Yaba Local council development area is the commercial nerve centre for all regardless of their political and cultural affiliations.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.yabatech.edu.ng
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Coordinates: 6°30′35″N 3°23′11″E / 6.5097°N 3.3863°E / 6.5097; 3.3863


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