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1962 map showing Ebute Metta in the south.

A house in Ebute Metta.

Ebute Metta is a neighbourhood of Lagos Mainland, Lagos, in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Ebute Metta Sign-post

Name

Ebute Metta, whose current orthographic spelling is Ebute Meta is a Yoruba word for a place known as three shores.^[1]Ebute means shore and meta means three.

History

Ebute Metta is known for the production and sale of local food and cloths. It is a very old part of Lagos, many of its houses were built during the colonial era, using Brazilian architecture.
The area includes the St Jude's church and school, African Salem church/school, and the Salvation Army church. The imposing Lisabi Hall leads to the Okobaba area with its lagoon background.

Buildings

Ebute Metta has a number of notable buildings including the Nigerian Railway Corporation headquarters, post office, St Paul's Catholic Church, the Oyingbo Market, a major bus terminal, Foucos Secondary School (a school built by the former minister for education), St. Saviour's School,^[2] Junior Strides Academy, Ajayi Memorial Hospital, Ebute Metta Health Centre,^[3]^[4] and shops of all types. Ebute Metta is divided into two main areas: East and West.

Transport

Ebute Metta is a main access route linking mainland Lagos to the three main islands of Victoria, Ikoyi and Lagos Island. A major network of fly overs and access roads connects these various parts of Lagos as you drive through the Iddo peninsula.

References

^ Aderinto, S.; Osifodunrin, P. (2013). The Third Wave of Historical Scholarship on Nigeria: Essays in Honor of Ayodeji Olukoju. Cambridge Scholars Publisher. p. 312. ISBN 9781443847124. Retrieved 2015-12-01..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ AVANTVIEW Solutions Limited - www.avantview.com. "St. Saviour's School, Ebute Metta, Lagos". stsavioursebutemetta.org. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

^ "Ebute Metta Health Centre". lagosstateministryofhealth.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

^ "Anxiety mounts over healthcare delivery at FMC Ebute Metta...Union insists on CMD's removal - Vanguard News". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.