The place I wanted to go today was Ikoyi in Lagos. At the hotel, I heard so many people talk about it which made me become interested in going. Ikoyi occupied the eastern half of Lagos Island in Nigeria and lied at the edge of the Lagos Lagoon. It was one of the towns that made up the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos state. Ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria was home to Expatriate workers mainly in the Oil and Gas industry as well as diplomats and many leading local business executives and government appointees. Ikoyi by African standards was one of the most opulent and well developed towns (only in terms of real estate, since road networks and electricity supply are not so impressive) on the continent housing some of Africa's leading upper middle class residents. It was weird and sad to see how this area of the town can be so fruitful while the other areas were rundown and were in poverty.
After visiting that part of town I decided to buy a newspaper at a newsstand, and I read more facts about Lagos. Lagos is Nigeria's chief commercial and industrial center. Nigeria's petroleum industry, which is the mainstay of the nation's economy, is centered here. Other major industries produced motor vehicles, chemicals, printed materials, processed foods, and textiles. Lagos is served by a railway, an international airport, and the nation's busiest port. The University of Lagos (founded 1962) is here. Also in Lagos are the National Library and the National Museum.
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