South West Nigeria

South West Nigeria is a region of Nigeria. It is mostly a Yoruba-speaking area, although there are different dialects even within the same state.

Regions

Ekiti State (Ado Ekiti)

Lagos State (Lagos, Badagry)

Ogun State (Abeokuta)

Ondo State (Akure, Ikare, Ondo City)

Osun State (Osogbo)

Oyo State (Ibadan, Oyo City)

Cities

• 1 Abeokuta
• 2 Ado Ekiti
• 3 Akure
• 4 Badagry
• 5 Ibadan
• 6 Ikare
• 7 Lagos City – Africa's second largest city and a major economic hub for West Africa
• 8 Ondo City
• 9 Osogbo

Other destinations

• 1 Ikogosi Warm Springs
• 2 Lekki Conservation Centre
• 3 Old Oyo National Park

Understand

Climate

The weather conditions vary between the two distinct seasons in Nigeria; the rainy season (March - November) and the dry season (November - February). The dry season is also the bringer of the Harmattan dust; cold dry winds from the northern deserts blow into the southern regions around this time.

Natural resources

The zone is blessed with solid minerals and natural resources in rich deposits such as, granite, crude oil, sand stone, lignite, kaoline, clay, coal, tin, etc.

Get in

Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS ^IATA).

Get around

Intercity Lagos-Ibadan Railway trains operate several times per day between Lagos and Ibadan. The new higher-speed railway line is expected to be extended northwards during the early 2020s.

See

Itineraries

• Lagos-Ibadan Railway