Mushin, Lagos

Mushin
LGA and suburb
Location of Mushin within Lagos Metropolitan Area
Country	Nigeria
State	Lagos State
Area
• Total	7 sq mi (17 km2)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	935,400
• Density	140,000/sq mi (55,000/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Mushin is a Local Government Area in Lagos.^[2] It is located 10  km north of the city core, adjacent to the main road to Ikeja, and is largely a congested residential area with inadequate sanitation and low-quality housing. It had 633,009 inhabitants at the 2006 Census.^[3] It is also where a lot of a list talents have risen from, artists such as Wande Coal

Infrastructure and demographics

After the 1960 independence from Great Britain, there were large migrations to the suburban areas. This led to intensive overcrowding. As a result, poor sanitation and inadequate housing led to poor living conditions. However, since the rise of industrialization in Nigeria, Mushin has become one of the largest beneficiaries of the industrial expansion. Much in has local commercial enterprises which include: spinning and weaving of cotton, shoe manufacturing, bicycle and motorised-cycle assembly, along with the production of powdered milk. Once a staple source of revenue in Nigeria, Agriculture is also a large central market.

The town is home to Hospitals as well as Educational facilities that extend to the secondary school level. Mushin lies at the intersection of roads from Lagos, Shomolu, and Ikeja. Most of its inhabitants are from the Yoruba tribe, and as a result Yoruba is the commonest language spoken.^[4][5]

Boundary

• North – Oshodi/Apapa expressway from Oshodi to flyover leading to international airport to Oshodi exit into Agege motor road
• South – Boundary with Surulere Local Government at the other side of Bishop Street to include Akobi crescent, LUTH, Idi-Araba communities
• East – Agege motor road from Oshodi to Bishop street
• West – Oshodi – Apapa Expressway to Itire junction to include Itire-Ijesha communities in former Mushin Local Government.

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LGAs

Island	Amuwo-Odofin Apapa Eti-Osa Lagos Island
Mainland	Ajeromi-Ifelodun Lagos Mainland Surulere
Suburban	Agege Alimosho Ifako-Ijaiye Ikeja Kosofe Mushin Ojo Oshodi-Isolo Shomolu

EducationEconomy

Trade & commerce	Companies Computer Village Markets Lagos Stock Exchange Yabacon Valley
Ports	Apapa Port Tin Can Island Port
Shopping malls	Palms Shopping Mall Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Mall Ikeja City Mall Silverbird Galleria Lagos City Mall

HealthcareHistoryMass media

Newspapers	The Nation Business Day Newswatch Thisday Daily Times Business Hallmark Complete Sports Vanguard Next The Daily Independent
Television	Lagos Television Channels Television Galaxy Television (Nigeria) Africa Independent Television Nigerian Television Authority
Radio	88.9 FM 89.7 FM 91.3 FM 92.3 FM 93.7 FM 95.1 FM 96.5 FM 96.9 FM 97.3 FM 97.7 FM 98.1 FM 98.5FM 99.3 FM 99.9 FM 100.5 FM 101.5 FM 102.3 FM 103.1 FM 103.5 FM 105.1 FM 105.5 FM 107.5 FM

Notable areas and districtsTransportationTourist attractions

Events	Lagos Seafood Festival GTBank Food and Drink Lagos International Trade Fair Lagos Photo Festival Lagos Black Heritage Festival Lagos Carnival Eyo festival Lagos Fashion Week Felabration Lagos Marathon Lagos International Jazz Festival See also: List of festivals in Lagos
Landmarks	Ilojo Bar Nigerian National Museum National Arts Theatre National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos Kalakuta Republic Ikoyi Cemetery Muson Centre Tafawa Balewa Square Tinubu Square Iga Idunganran Welcome to Lagos Unknown Soldier Lagos City Hall Federal Palace Hotel Shitta-Bey Mosque
Sports venues	Lagos National Stadium Onikan Stadium Teslim Balogun Stadium
Parks	Freedom Park
Buildings and structures	Carter Bridge Third Mainland Bridge Eko Bridge NECOM Union Bank See also: Architecture of Lagos