page_title: Lagos
section_title: Victoria Island
hierarchical_section_title: Lagos / Geography / Cityscape / Island / Victoria Island
caption_attribution_description: English: Oando PLC's Headquarters in The Wings Complex, 17a Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria-Island, Lagos
context_page_description: Lagos is the most populous city in Nigeria and the African continent. Lagos is a major financial centre for all of Africa and is the economic hub of Lagos State. The megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the continent. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world.
  Lagos initially emerged as a home to the Awori subgroup of the Yoruba of West Africa and later emerged as a port city that originated on a collection of islands, which are contained in the present day Local Government Areas of Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, Amuwo-Odofin and Apapa. The islands are separated by creeks, fringing the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon, while being protected from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier islands and long sand spits such as Bar Beach, which stretch up to 100 km east and west of the mouth. Due to rapid urbanization, the city expanded to the west of the lagoon to include areas in the present day Lagos Mainland, Ajeromi-Ifelodun and Surulere. This led to the classification of Lagos into two main areas: the Island, which was the initial city of Lagos, before it expanded into the area known as the Mainland.
context_section_description: Victoria Island with its annexe is situated to the south of Lagos Island. It has expensive real estate properties such as The Oceanna. a development by Grenadines Homes. Because of Lagos' expensive real estate properties, many new luxury condos and apartments are blooming up everywhere.
  Along with Ikoyi, Victoria Island occupies a major area in Lagos that boasts of several sizeable shopping districts. On its sea shore along the Atlantic front, there is environmentally reconstructed Bar Beach.
caption: Oando Head Office in Victoria Island
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