CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Lagos, city and chief port, Lagos state, Nigeria. Until 1975 it was the capital of Lagos state, and until December 1991 it was the federal capital of Nigeria. Ikeja replaced Lagos as the state capital, and Abuja replaced Lagos as the federal capital.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ikeja, town, capital of Lagos state, southwestern Nigeria. It lies 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Lagos city.

Detailed explanation-3: -The opening of the Lagos-Ibadan railway in 1901 and the growth of Lagos as a port transformed Ikeja into a residential and industrial suburb of that city. In the mid-1960s an industrial estate was established, and in 1976 Ikeja became the capital of Lagos state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lagos was the capital of Nigeria from 1914-1991; it was stripped of this title when the Federal Capital Territory was established at the purpose-built city of Abuja. However, most government functions (especially the head of state) stayed in Lagos for a time since Abuja was still under construction.