Mile 12

Mile 12 is in South West Nigeria.

Understand

Mile 12 is one of the 35 towns in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Due to its location as the gateway to Lagos state, Mile 12 houses people from the northern and the eastern parts of the country who engage in commercial activities. The population of the settlement according to the 2006 national population census was 682,772.

Mile 12 occupies the largest market in Lagos state, where perishable goods are sold in wholesales and retail prices depending on your desired quantity.

Get in

By bus

You can get in by bus to Mile 12 from most parks in Lagos. The closest place to get a bus to Mile 12 however is from Ketu. You can also take an Uber to Mile 12 from most parts of Lagos but it's actually expensive.

Get around

You can get around the town by bus and minibus known as 'Korope'. Due to the ban on bike (okada), you shouldn't take them even if you see them.

See

Buy

Mile 12 is famous for its central market. It is known majorly for its high sales of pepper.

• 1 Mile 12 International Market (Mile 12 Market). 5AM–5PM. Mile 12 International Market serves as an economic hub for over 25 Million people in Lagos and its suburbs, Supplying affordable food. (updated Dec 2021). There is no closing time, the market runs 24hours.
• Jumia Mile 12 Pickup Station, 31 Aina Falege St, Ikosi, ☏ +234 706 275 7585. Nigeria popular online store pickup station. (updated Jan 2022)
• Addide, is a mall where you can buy all sorts of products such as deodorants, beverages, drinks, detergents, gift items amongst many others.

Eat

There are several restaurants in Mile 12, although most of them are local restaurants and you should be careful when buying food from them because of food poisoning.

• The Menu Restaurant and Bar, 13 Barbington St, ☏ +234 803 488 3672. The restaurant is famous for its sales of local Nigerian dishes like amala and eba. You can also get rice, beans, spaghetti and the likes here too. (updated Jan 2022)

• Mesloye Morufat, 468 Ikorodu Road, ☏ +234 816 025 9912. This is a local restaurants and they also sell drinks too. (updated Jan 2022)

• Mama Ibeji Food Canteen, Under Bridge, 10 Ilaje St. If you are a fan of African dishes or you are planning on trying one out, then you can get amala and ewedu from this restaurant. (updated Jan 2022)

• Ultimate Restaurant, 11 Ibikunle Street, ☏ +234 806 464 1808. Local restaurant that also sell drinks. (updated Jan 2022)

• Hungry Jack, 34 Maidan Rd, Ikosi, ☏ +234 817 660 7224. (updated Jan 2022)

Drink

Like most places in Nigeria, you would probably need to get your drinks at a restaurant, hotel or bar. There are several beer parlours in the streets of Mile 12.

• Meeting point bar, No 27 adedoying street kosofe, ☏ +234 803 725 2096. (updated Jan 2022)
• Lifetime Bar, 4 Fadare St, Kosofe. (updated Jan 2022)
• God is above beer parlour, 25 Faster St, ☏ +234 903 096 5110. (updated Jan 2022)
• There are some locally made drinks available in the market such as Zobo (Hibiscus drink), Kunu, and other carbonated drinks.

Connect

MTN, Airtel, Glo and Etisalat are available in both 3G/4G. You don't need to worry about network connectivity in this area.

Go next

• Ketu
• Isolo
• Ikeja
• Ikorodu