Agege

Worth seeing in and around Agege

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Agege Stadium

   Agege Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. It has a seating capacity of 4,000.

   2.3 km · stadium located in Lagos, Nigeria · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Ilojo Bar

   Ilojo Bar, also called Olaiya House or Casa da Fernandez, was a Brazilian-styled historic building located near Tinubu Square in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria. According to some sources, the building was originally built as a bar and restaurant in 1855 by the Fernandez family, who employed returning ex-slaves from Brazil and Cuba that had mastered the art of building while in the Western Hemisphere.

   6.2 km · national monument of Nigeria in Lagos Island · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Computer Village

   The Computer Village is an Information and Communications Technology accessories market located in a community called Otigba, located at Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. The market is the largest ICT accessory market in Africa.

   3.3 km · market and IT nexus in Lagos, Nigeria · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Olusosun landfill

   The Olusosun nigerian dumpsite is a 40-hectare dump in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. It is the largest in Africa, and one of the largest in the world.

   6.4 km · Lagos dump site · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Yaba College of Technology

   Yaba College of Technology, popularly known as YABATECH, was founded in 1947, and is Nigeria's first higher educational institution. It is located in Yaba, Lagos.

   800 m · college in Lagos, Nigeria · Wikipedia
6. 06
   CETEP City University

   CETEP City University is a privately owned higher institution located in Yaba, a suburb of Lagos State, South-Western Nigeria. The university offers degree courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels upon its establishment in 2005.

   4.2 km · Private University · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ikeja City Mall

   The Ikeja City Mall is located at Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos State. It is the first of its kind on the Mainland of Metropolitan Lagos.

   4.4 km · shopping mall in Lagos State, Nigeria · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Welcome to Lagos

   Welcome to Lagos is an Art Deco statue of three Lagos white-cap chiefs located in Lagos, Nigeria. Designed by Bodun Shodeinde in 1991 and standing over 12 ft high, the three sculpted chiefs were built to welcome people coming into Lagos State.

   5.1 km · statue of three Lagos white-cap chiefs in Lagos, Nigeria. · Wikipedia
9. 09
   National Temple

   The National Temple is the church building of The Apostolic Church Nigeria, which is located in Olorunda-Ketu, Lagos State. It has 20,000 Sholex seats.

   7.7 km · church building in Lagos State, Nigeria · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Nigerian Institute of Journalism

    The Nigerian Institute of Journalism is a Nigerian monotechnic located in Ikeja, Lagos State. The institute is a diploma awarding monotechnic established in 1963 by the International Press Institute and became fully operational in 1971.

    100 m · an Institution in Nigeria with academic and professional heritage in media and communication research, scholarship, training and practice. · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Agege Train Station
2. 02
   Agege Stadium Ijaye Lagos

   Agege Stadium is a multipurpose stadium with facilities for sport and a gym house for exercise.

From Wikivoyage: Agege, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Agege

Airports

Murtala Muhammed (LOS), 5 km · Cotonou Cadjehoun (COO), 108 km · Lomé–Tokoin (LFW), 234 km

Stations

Murtala Muhammed International Airport, 5 km

• Ilorin/Ogbomosho → Agege

  203 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · ₦12,950–17,250
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• Asaba → Agege

  378 km · quickest by air, 3h 59m · ₦78,100–121,150
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• Port Harcourt → Agege

  456 km · quickest by air, 5h 4m · ₦97,520–151,250
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