Lagos

Centre of Excellence · Lagos State

Lagos in Naija City is a 3D city you can walk, drive and work in with other players. Fly in to Murtala Muhammed International Airport. A one-way ticket from Kaduna costs ₦85,000 in game money.

Ikeja

✈️ Murtala Muhammed International Airport

MMIA, the busiest airport in the country. Touts, trolleys and “anything for the boys?” at every door.

Jobs here: Airport Ground Assistant

👮🏾 Lagos State Police Command

The state command on Oduduwa Way. Bail is free. Everybody says so.

Jobs here: Police Officer

🎖️ Ikeja Cantonment

The army barracks beside the airport. Parades, mammy market and very shiny boots.

Agege

🍲 Iya Basira Amala Joint

Amala hot from the pot, gbegiri, ewedu and the latest street gist. The queue starts at 7am.

Allen Avenue

🍢 University of Suya

Allen Avenue’s most famous grill. Smoke, onions and every big boy’s car double-parked outside.

Alausa

🏢 Lagos State Secretariat

Alausa: the seat of Lagos State Government. Ministries, levies, files and ‘come back tomorrow’.

Jobs here: Civil Servant

🏛️ Lagos State House of Assembly

Where the forty honourable members sit. Bills, budgets and very long “executive sessions”.

🎬 Ikeja City Mall

ICM: cinema, shawarma and half of the mainland taking pictures by the fountain.

Agidingbi

🪩 New Afrika Shrine

Fela’s house. Afrobeat till morning, a twenty-piece band, and smoke that is definitely just from the suya.

Jobs here: Resident Club DJ

Ebute Metta

⚽ Evans Square

The famous sand pitch. Set-piece legends, loud touchlines and scouts who are “from Belgium”.

🚆 Mobolaji Johnson Train Station

The Lagos end of the Lagos – Ibadan line. Glass, escalators and coaches that leave on time.

Ojota

🧶 Ikorodu Road Garment Factory

Rows of sewing machines turning out aso-ebi by the trailer load. Overtime every Thursday before owambe.

Jobs here: Mill Hand

Oshodi

🚌 Oshodi Transport Interchange

Three terminals of danfo, BRT and luxury buses. Agbero calling CMS, Mile 2, Ojuelegba all at once.

Jobs here: Keke Driver

Mushin

⚽ Mushin Football Viewing Centre

A noisy generator, wooden benches, heated arguments and match-day banters. Olosha, hold your seat.

Idi-Araba

🏥 Lagos University Teaching Hospital

LUTH: emergency care, maternity ward, pharmacy, and house officers who have not slept since Tuesday.

Surulere

🏟️ National Stadium, Surulere

The old national stadium. Legends played here: now it is fitness clubs at dawn and suya at night.

Jobs here: Fitness Coach

Akoka

🎓 University of Lagos

UNILAG, the university of first choice. Lagoon front, fine boys, fine girls and no light in Moremi.

Yaba

💻 Yaba Tech Hub

Yabacon Valley. Fast Wi-Fi, founders pitching, and somebody raising a seed round on the stairs.

Jobs here: Software Developer

🎓 Yaba College of Technology

YabaTech, the oldest higher institution in the country. Art students, engineers and the best fashion show nobody paid for.

Jobs here: Primary School Teacher

Makoko

🎣 Makoko Waterfront

Canoes, smoked fish and a whole town on stilts over the lagoon.

Lagos Island

🛒 Balogun Market

The biggest market in West Africa. Lace, gold, shoes, and prices that start at triple.

Jobs here: Market Trader

🕌 Lagos Central Mosque

Four minarets over Nnamdi Azikiwe Street. Free public wash area.

🎪 Tafawa Balewa Square

TBS: the four white horses and the eagles at the gate. Independence was declared here; now it is concerts and owambe.

Marina

⛪ Cathedral Church of Christ

The old cathedral on the Marina. Pipe organ, big choir, and plenty of friends after service.

Onikan

📜 JK Randle Centre

The centre for Yoruba culture and history. Talking drums, Eyo hats and old Lagos in photographs.

🗿 National Museum, Onikan

Benin bronzes, Ife heads and the car a head of state was shot in.

Ikoyi

🐎 Lagos Polo Club

The oldest polo club in the country. Ponies, hats, and Bentleys parked on the grass.

Victoria Island

🏨 Eko Hotel & Suites

The grand hotel on the Atlantic. Pool, buffet, award shows and every big concert in December.

Jobs here: Hotel Receptionist

Lekki Phase 1

👗 Lekki Phase 1 Boutique

Designer agbada, lace and gold. If you ask for price, you no fit afford am.

🏦 Lekki Community Bank

A local branch for secure savings, everyday banking, and high-drama queues.

Jobs here: Bank Teller

Lekki

🌳 Lekki Conservation Centre

Monkeys, peacocks, mangroves and the longest canopy walkway in Africa. Public benches under the trees.

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