Agege
About
Agege is a large city and local government area in the Ikeja Division of Lagos State, Nigeria, and forms part of Greater Metropolitan Lagos. It is an ancient Awori town whose people are largely Yoruba, with a multi-ethnic population. The area is known for its markets, including the Abattoir meat market and Alade market, and for Agege bread, an unsliced bread that is popular across Lagos.
History
Agege was founded by an Awori hunter and farmer named Aige or Ayige, and the old town grew as an offshoot of Otta. After wars in the 17th and 19th centuries, the town became an important trade route and market hub. The arrival of the railway station in the late 19th century turned the Agege Station area into a powerful centre of the kolanut and cocoa trade, and Agege was the capital of Ikeja Division until 1927. In 1907 Jacob Coker founded the Agege Planters' Union, the first agricultural cooperative in West Africa.
Source: Wikipedia: Agege
Key Facts
State
Lagos State
Chairman
Babatunde Azeez
Area
12.25 km²
Population
683,600