Mainland Zone

Amuwo-Odofin

Local Government Area, Lagos State

Wards

140 km²

Area

317,720

Population

1991

Est.

Amuwo-Odofin is a strategically located LGA covering Mile 2, Festac Town, Satellite Town and the Atlas Cove petroleum facility. It is home to the iconic FESTAC Town — the site of the 1977 Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture — which remains one of Africa's most ambitious housing projects.

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Coordinates: 6.4728°N, 3.2944°E — HQ: Mile 2

Contact & Office

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Address

LG Secretariat, Mile 2, Lagos

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Phone

+234-1-4930400

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info@amuwo.lagosstate.gov.ng

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Postal Code

102102

Principal Officers

Hon. Engr. Sola Abiodun

Executive Chairman

Mr. Biodun Afolabi

Head of Local Government Administration

📜 History

Amuwo-Odofin was created in 1991. Its most significant historical event was hosting FESTAC '77, a pan-African cultural festival that brought together over 17,000 artists, writers and performers from 59 African nations and the diaspora. The Festac housing estate built for the festival became one of Lagos's most organised residential communities. The LGA also hosts the Atlas Cove petroleum depot, a critical fuel storage and distribution hub for Nigeria.