Lagos State was established on May 27, 1967, under the States [Creation and Transitional Provisions] Decree No. 14 of 1967, which reorganized Nigeria’s Federation into 12 States. Before this, Lagos Municipality was managed as a Federal Territory by the Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs, while the Lagos City Council governed the city itself. The surrounding metropolitan areas, including Ikeja, Agege, Mushin, Ojo, Ikorodu, Epe, and Badagry, were administered by the Western Region Government. Lagos State began functioning as an administrative entity on April 11, 1968, with Lagos Island serving as both the State and Federal Capital. However, in 1976, following the creation of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, the state capital was moved to Ikeja. Later, on December 12, 1991, when the Federal Government officially relocated to Abuja, Lagos ceased to be the political capital of Nigeria. Despite this, Lagos remains the nation’s economic and commercial hub. As noted in historical records, “Lagos is to the people of Nigeria what the head is to the body of an individual.”