Ikeja

Worth seeing in and around Ikeja

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.

   5.5 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.

   4.3 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.

   1.2 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.

   3 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.

   3.8 km · college in Lagos, Nigeria · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   2.6 km · shopping mall in Lagos State, Nigeria · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   6.8 km · Private University · 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.

   2.5 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.

   4.4 km · church building in Lagos State, Nigeria · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Federal College of Education(Technical) Akoka

    The Federal College of Education, Akoka is a Nigerian technical tertiary institution located in Akoka, a suburb of Yaba in Lagos. Founded in 1967 by the Federal Government of Nigeria, the institution was founded with the aim of "grooming and producing teachers in technical, vocational and commercial academic disciplines".

    9.4 km · Nigeria college of education · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Fela's Shrine

   12a, Adeleke St.

2. 02
   Archbishop Vining Memorial Church

   9 Oba Akinjobi Way,.

3. 03
   Kalakuta Museum

   Museum dedicated to the late Fela Kuti, Afrobeat music genre pioneer and Pan-Africanist.

4. 04
   Foot Statue

   A statue of a large foot, erected on a roundabout in 2017.

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

Things to do

1. 01
   Johnson Jakande Tinubu

   An ultra-modern park by House of Assembly beside Lagos State Secretariat Alausa.

2. 02
   Kanu Ndubuisi Park

   A public park and green space made for recreation and relaxation.

3. 03
   Silverbird Cinema Ikeja

   Movie theatre in an ultramodern mall with an array of shops.

4. 04
   Viva Cinema

   Movie theatre not over crowded and is spacious.

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

Where to eat

1. 01
   Ocean Basket

   9 Obafemi Awolowo way, Oregun,.

2. 02
   Labule Restaurant

   22 Simbiat Abiola Way, Jara Shopping mall,.

3. 03
   Cegeolie Resto Pub

   21 Ladipo oluwole st, Oba Akran.

4. 04
   Zen Garden

   A sister restaurant to Pearl Garden (VI), Zen Garden is an elegant gourmet Chinese restaurant.

5. 05
   Grizzly Restaurant

   Seafood rice, ogbono soup, seafood pasta, egusi soup, egg sauce and yam, indomie and chicken wings, oatmeal, sausage, vegetable soup, Chinese spaghetti and other Nigerian recipes.

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Getting to Ikeja

Airports

Murtala Muhammed (LOS), 4 km · Cotonou Cadjehoun (COO), 110 km · Lomé–Tokoin (LFW), 237 km

Stations

Murtala Muhammed International Airport, 4.1 km

• Ilorin/Ogbomosho → Ikeja

  199 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · ₦12,550–16,750
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• Asaba → Ikeja

  377 km · quickest by air, 3h 59m · ₦77,140–119,630
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• Port Harcourt → Ikeja

  454 km · quickest by air, 5h 4m · ₦96,560–149,730
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