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- Contact the United States' consulate in Lagos, Nigeria located at 2 Walter Carrington Crescent.
www.embassypages.com/unitedstates-consulategeneral-lagos-nigeria
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U.S. Consulate General Lagos is the Mission’s representative to the Nigerian people in the southern region. The Consulate is headed by Consul General Will Stevens and welcomes Nigeria’s government, business, and academic communities.
Lagos (/ ˈleɪɡɒs / LAY-goss; [10][11] also US: / ˈlɑːɡoʊs / LAH-gohss; [11][12] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent. [13][14][15][16] [17] Lagos ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Lagos, state, southwestern Nigeria, on the coast of the Bight of Benin. It is bounded by the state of Ogun to the north and east, by the Bight of Benin to the south, and by the Republic of Benin to the west.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Lagos is its largest city, located in the southwest on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, close to its border with Benin. Although the city is no longer the country’s capital, having been replaced by Abuja in 1991, it is Nigeria’s most important city for economic reasons.
Oct 15, 2024 · Lagos, city and chief port of Lagos state, Nigeria. Lagos is Nigeria’s largest city. Until 1975 it was the capital of Lagos state, and until 1991 it was the federal capital of Nigeria. Ikeja replaced Lagos as the state capital, and Abuja replaced Lagos as the federal capital.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 31, 2022 · Located on a 12.2-acre site in the rapidly developing Eko Atlantic City on Victoria Island, the new U.S. Consulate General in Lagos will support diplomatic and commercial relations between the United States and Nigeria and will provide U.S. and Nigerian Consulate employees with a safe, secure, sustainable, and modern workplace.
Categories: port settlement, big city, metropolitan area, megacity, federal capital, former national capital and locality. Location: Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 6.4551° or 6° 27' 18" north. Longitude. 3.3942° or 3° 23' 39" east.
