Shomolu

Worth seeing in and around Shomolu

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
   University of Lagos

   The University of Lagos is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in Africa in major education publications.

   2.8 km · public research university in Lagos, Nigeria · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Lagos National Stadium

   The Lagos National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria. It comprises an Olympic-size swimming arena and a multipurpose arena used for athletics, rugby union, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, wrestling and boxing matches.

   4.8 km · multi-purpose stadium in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Teslim Balogun Stadium

   The Teslim Balogun Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of First Bank FC. The Nigeria national rugby league team also uses the venue.

   4.6 km · stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   5.7 km · national monument of Nigeria in Lagos Island · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Delta State University, Abraka

   The Delta State University, Abraka - popularly known as DELSU - is a State government-owned university in Nigeria with the main campus located at Abraka, Delta State and its sub-campus at Oleh. The Oleh campus was established with the 1995 Amended Edict.

   2.8 km · public state-owned university in Abraka town, in Ethiope-East Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Jaekel House

   The Jaekel House is a 2-storey colonial mansion in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. The house was built in 1898 on a large expanse of landscaped land and named after the late Francis Jaekel OBE, a former superintendent of the Nigerian Railway Corporation who retired in the 1970s after almost three decades of active service.

   5.6 km · a colonial mansion in Nigeria, now a cultural and historical site. · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Makoko Floating School

   The Makoko Floating School was a building project of Makoko, Lagos, Nigeria which was developed in 2013. The school was abandoned in March 2016 over safety concerns and collapsed in a storm in June 2016.

   5 km · building project in Nigeria · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Tejuosho Market

   Tejuosho Market is an ultramodern market located along the Ojuelegba-Itire Road in Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. The market is divided into two phases.

   3.5 km · Retail market in Lagos, Nigeria · Wikipedia
9. 09
   University of Lagos Cricket Oval

   The University of Lagos Cricket Oval is a cricket ground, in Akoka, Nigeria. In the year 2020, the Vice Chancellor of the University Prof.

   3.5 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Queen's College, Lagos

    Queen's College, Lagos, is a government-owned girls' secondary school with boarding facilities, situated in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Often referred to as the "sister college" of King's College, Lagos, it was founded on October 10, 1927, when Nigeria was still a British colony.

    3.6 km · College in Nigeria · Wikipedia

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Getting to Shomolu

Airports

Murtala Muhammed (LOS), 7 km · Cotonou Cadjehoun (COO), 111 km · Lomé–Tokoin (LFW), 238 km

Stations

Yaba Bus Terminal, 3.1 km

• Ilorin/Ogbomosho → Shomolu

  208 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · ₦13,200–17,650
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• Asaba → Shomolu

  373 km · quickest by air, 4h 4m · ₦80,120–124,300
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• Port Harcourt → Shomolu

  448 km · quickest by air, 5h 9m · ₦99,540–154,400
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