Mushin is a

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Infrastructure and demographics

After the 1960 independence from Great Britain, there was large migrations to the suburban areas. This led to intensive overcrowding. As a result, poor sanitation and inadequate housing led to poor living conditions. However, since the rise of industrialization in Nigeria, Mushin has become one of the largest beneficiaries of the industrial expansion. Their local commercial enterprises includes: spinning and weaving of cotton, shoe manufacturing, bicycle and motorized-cycle assembly, along with the production of powdered milk. Once a staple source of revenue in Nigeria,

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is also a large central market. The town is home to hospitals as well as educational facilities reaching the secondary school level. Mushin lies at the intersection of roads from Lagos, Shomolu, and Ikeja. Most of its inhabitants are from the

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tribe, and as a result

is the most common language spoken.

Boundary

* North – Oshodi/Apapa expressway from Oshodi to flyover leading to international airport to Oshodi exit into Agege motor road * South – Boundary with Surulere Local Government at the other side of Bishop Street to include Akobi crescent, LUTH, Idi-Araba communities * East – Agege motor road from Oshodi to Bishop street * West –

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to Itire junction to include Itire-Ijesha communities in former Mushin Local Government.

Gallery

File:Market in Mushin, Lagos.jpg File:A road in Mushin, Lagos.jpg File:Alamutu Market in Idi-Oro, Mushin1.jpg File:Alamutu Market in Idi-Oro, Mushin.jpg File:Allamutu Market.jpg File:Mushin first Post Office.jpg

References

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Geography of Lagos Local Government Areas in Lagos State Local Government Areas in Yorubaland Slums in Nigeria {{LagosNG-geo-stub