Lagos is modern day port city located in Nigera. Lagos is one of the most highly populated cities all over the globe. According to the growth patterns all over the globe and the city, it is said that the city is growing at a very rapid pace. To project the numerical at a very accurate level the city the ranked at the seventh place in respect to its growth compared to other cities. The natives inhabiting the city in early days were called yourba and the city went by the name of Eko. It had a pivotal place in history as been written down as a war town. The modern name Lagos was granted the Portuguese, which highlights its connection with the sea as it means lakes. The current population of the city consists of the original natives the immigrants which settled in the area over the years.

The first connection made by the Portuguese, was through the explorer Rui de Sequeira as he was the pioneer who visited the visited the area in 1472, during the race to explore the bounders of the planet earth, He was the one who ended up naming the city as Lago de Curamo. Lagos has another historical aspect as it was discovered in the 1400 when exploration on its peak so Lagos, Portugal was the town which became as famous check post for the world to go through in order to explore the African coast and extend the roots of civilized life into heart of Africa. From the years of 1404-1889 it has some dark secrets to tell as the city served as a major centre of the slave trade,. In 1841 an attempt to ban the slave trading was made but it was a very futile attempt and the practice continued but had a rebellion in its pocket. In 1851 the slave trade was outlawed through a revolution and the modern the city was on the road to modern success.

Lagos fell under the British rule in 1861. The residue of current Nigeria was apprehended in 1887, and when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914, Lagos was declared its capital, making it the powerful city in the region with all the central control. It continued to be the capital and center of all the political activity when Nigeria was finally able to gain its independence from Britain in 1960. Lagos knowledgeable rapid growth throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a result of Nigeria's economic success proceeding to the Nigerian Civil War which also goes by the name of the Biafran War. Lagos was the capital of Nigeria from 1914 up to 1991. The city was uncovered of its status when the Federal Capital Territory was established at the purpose-built city of Abuja. On November 14, 1991, the Presidency and other federal government functions were finally relocated to the new Capital city of Abuja. However, most government functions stayed in Lagos for a time since Abuja was then under construction.