Ikeja
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Ikeja is the capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. Its population, as of the 2006 census, is 313,196. Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, Ikeja was a residential and commercial town with shopping malls, pharmacies and government reservation areas. Ikeja is part of Metropolitan Lagos and lies 17 km northwest of Lagos city proper. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport is located in the city. Ikeja is also home to Femi Kuti's Africa Shrine and Lagbaja's Motherland, both venues for live music. Its Ikeja City Mall is the largest shopping mall on the Lagos State mainland. Ikeja also has its own radio station, broadcasting both in English (Eko FM) and in Yoruba (Radio Lagos).
Ikeja is the capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. Its population, as of the 2006 census, is 313,196. Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, Ikeja was a residential and commercial town with shopping malls, pharmacies and government reservation areas. Ikeja is part of Metropolitan Lagos and lies 17 km northwest of Lagos city proper. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport is located in the city. Ikeja is also home to Femi Kuti's Africa Shrine and Lagbaja's Motherland, both venues for live music. Its Ikeja City Mall is the largest shopping mall on the Lagos State mainland. Ikeja also has its own radio station, broadcasting both in English (Eko FM) and in Yoruba (Radio Lagos).
Government and Infrastructure
The local government administrative headquarters of Ikeja is located within the Ikeja Local Government Secretariat premises. As of January 2026, the Chairman of Ikeja Local Government is Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has its headquarters in Ikeja on the grounds of Murtala Muhammad Airport. The Accident Investigation Bureau of the Nigerian government has its headquarter in Ikeja. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has its head office in Aviation House on the grounds of the airport; this was formerly just the Lagos office.
Economy
Climate
It has a tropical monsoon climate. The majority of the year's months get heavy rainfall. The brief dry season has very little impact on the climate as a whole. The Köppen-Geiger scale rates this area's climate as Am. Ikeja's typical temperature is . About of precipitation falls here each year. The summers in Ikeja are ill-defined because of the city's proximity to the equator. Visitation is most often in January, July, August, September, October, November, and December.
Communities
Districts in the city include: Anifowose; Oregun; Ojodu; Opebi; Akiode; Alausa; Agidingbi; Ogba; Magodo; Maryland; Onigbongbo; Government Reserved Area (GRA) Ikeja.
Gallery
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General references
Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376644437 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.