Lagos

American  

[lah-gohs, ley-gos] / ˈlɑ goʊs, ˈleɪ gɒs /

noun

1. a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.

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Lagos British  

/ ˈleɪɡɒs /

noun

1. the former capital and chief port of Nigeria, on the Bight of Benin: first settled in the sixteenth century; a slave market until the nineteenth century; ceded to Britain (1861); university (1962). Pop: 11 135 000 (2005 est)

2. a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Ikeja. Pop: 9 013 534 (2006). Area: 3345 sq km (1292 sq miles)

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Lagos Cultural  

1. Capital of Nigeria and largest city in the country, located in the southwest corner of Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean; Nigeria's economic center and chief port.

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Lagos

There were no player ejections by officials, according to City Section commissioner Vicky Lagos, who declined to comment because she said she “didn’t want to jinx it” for this coming week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Johann Wadephul called for "strengthening trade and investment" at a meeting with his counterpart Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu in Abuja, having spent Tuesday in the economic capital, Lagos.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Abdulbaq Balogun, managing director of Lagos Ferry Services, put the improvement down to four measures taken by the state government:

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Dangote is also set to invest an additional $28 billion or so in expanding the refinery outside of Lagos, and building another facility in Kenya, Edwin said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Kainene said on the phone, when he told her that he would be going to Lagos for the memorial at the British High Commission.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie