Amuwo-Odofin

Amuwo-Odofin is a community of 1.5 million people (2006) in Lagos City. It includes Festac Town a federal housing estate named after the Second World African Festival of Arts and Culture that was held there in 1977, and Satellite Town, a suburb and state housing estate that was set up by the Lagos state government in 1960 to support and help government workers become land and house owners.

Understand
Amuwo-Odofin is a local government area (LGA).

Oriade LCDA is made up of Abule-osun, Agboju, Ibeshe, Ijegun, Irede, Kirikir, and Kuje wards, while Amuwo LCDA is made up of Ado-soba, Ekoakete, Ifelodun, Ilado Tamaro, Irepodun, Odofin, and Orire wards. Amuwo Odofin LGA is divided into

There are 67 settlements spread among the 14 wards, 12 of which are urban, 8 semi-urban, and 47 rural. The population density in Amuwo Odofin LGA is roughly 300,000 persons/km².

The Aworis are the majority of the inhabitants of Amuwo-Odofin. Elegba, Oro, Sangbeto, and Igunuko are some of the festivities that the people participate in. Traditional rulers of the area are the caretakers of culture and custom. Obas, Chiefs, and Baales of repute abound throughout the Local Government. Oba Mobadenle Obalade Oyekan, Onilado of the Ilado/Inagbe Islands, and Oba Lateef Olayinka Ado, Fabuwa 1, Alado of Ado Land are among them.

Because of its proximity to the border, international trade has taken root in the area, with people of all ethnicities engaging in a variety of trading enterprises. The people's hospitality has drawn people from other ethnic communities in Nigeria, particularly the Igbos, who make up more over half of the population.

The history of Festac can be traced back to 1977, when the Second World Black and African Festival Arts and Culture was held here. Festac is an housing estate owned by the federal government that was built to accomodate the participants of the festival. It was intended to evoke modern age, state of the art, backed by promise of state sponsored economic development from accumulated oil revenues.though the festival was planned to be held in 1975 under general yakubu Gowon regime, it was later held in 1977 under general olusegun Obasanjo's regime. Festac was known as Festival town until the name Festac emerged. The town is very big, as it is composed of over 5,000 dwelling units with 7 major avenues. The town was designed to accommodate well over 45,000 visitors as well as officials of the contest.

Snake Island, named after its elongated shape (14 kilometers long and 1.4 kilometers broad), is located across the water from Tin Can Island Port in Apapa. The island isn't as developed as some of Nigeria's other islands.

Get in


You can also get into Festac Town by either boarding a bus (danfo), Lagos popular yellow bus plying the route. which the price ranges from destination to destination depending on where you are coming from, However, the price is ₦100-1000.

Another way to get in is by using the popular car-hailing services like Uber, Bolt, In-driver, and others, book a ride online, select your destination as Festac Town, and just from the comfort of your home, a car comes to pick you up to your location and the driver takes you to Festac straightaway.

You can access Festac via Apapa Oworonshoki Expressway, 19.5 km (29 min) or Bayo shodipo/AI (35 min).



Get around
If you are not on a tight budget, you should hire a tricycle which usually comes with a driver, usually available from most of the major hotels. The price varies from driver to driver, but it should be around ₦500-1,000 per hour, and you will be expected to haggle. Talk to the drivers and find one you think you will be able to communicate best with, as they will be able to tell you things about the places you pass.

Motorcycle riders offer more of a drop-off service, and are not the best option for someone touring the town with the expectation for the rider to talk about various locations' history. The service charge is around ₦150-300 per trip (drop-off).

Do
Some of the festivals embraced by the people are Elegba, Oro, Sangbeto and Igunuko festivals. Festac Town is a really nice place to be, so the tourist should ensure they move around Festac Town, appreciate the buildings, appreciate the serene environment and all. A tourist should ensure they do this and visit these places:



Buy


Except you are in a store or eatery/bar with fixed costs, you will be relied upon to negotiate or bargain the value you pay for a thing down to the least the seller would sell. Festac vendors normally camp at a spot selling anything from new food things like tomatoes, fish, vegetables, potatoes to drinks. Expect any top-of-the-line attire and embellishments brand names (Gucci, Versace, Louis Vuitton, and so on) in these casual business sectors to be phony, and should you wish to buy them focus on an exceptionally low cost. Shopping at the neighborhood market is typically done with cash as they don't have POS machines for credit-only exchanges, grocery stores, eatery/bar acknowledges credit-only exchange, for example, POS and cash move.

Assuming you hold a Visa, MasterCard credit/check card you can pull out cash in Naira from different ATMs around Festac. Most banks' ATMs acknowledge both Visa and Mastercards.

There are various markets in Festac Town where you can have access to varieties of products, ranging from food stuffs to equipments,materials.
 * Ahonsi market is popularly known as 23rd market, it is the biggest market in Festac town.
 * Agboju market, 2nd avenue, opp 22road, Festac town
 * Oyinlola Ifelodun market, 23rd, Festac Town

Sleep




Connect
Mobile Network connection and service in Snake Island is a bit off the usual standards for the most part of Lagos State. Hence there is limited service in the area.