Lagos State

===Eko Atlantic===
{{Main|Eko Atlantic}}
Eko Atlantic is a planned city being constructed on land reclaimed from the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref>{{cite news |first= Deji |last=Elumoye |title=Eko Atlantic city Underway |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200709260377.html |work= [[Thisday]] (via allAfrica.com) |publisher=AllAfrica Global Media |date=2007-09-26 |access-date=2008-02-04 }}</ref> It is located on the former Lagos' [[Lagos#Bar Beach|Bar Beach]]. Upon completion, the new island which is still under development is anticipating at least 250,000 residents and a daily flow of at least 150,000 commuters. The development will also have a positive environmental impact; its purpose is to stop the erosion of the Lagos coastline.<ref name="Dada">{{cite news |first=Akinpelu |last=Dada |title=Construction work on Eko Atlantic city to commence soon |url=http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20090518128280 |work=[[The Punch]] |date=2009-05-18 |access-date=2009-05-21 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The [[Eko Atlantic|Eko Atlantic City]] project received global recognition in 2009, as the [[Government of Lagos State|Lagos State government]] and its private sector partners on the Project, South Energyx, received the [[Clinton Foundation#Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)|Clinton Global Initiative]] Commitment Certificate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200909290203.html|title=Fashola Receives Clinton Award For Eko Atlantic City|date=29 September 2009|work=[[AllAfrica.com]]|publisher=[[ThisDay]]|access-date=11 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sundaytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5569:a-fairy-tale-dream-home-for-the-super-rich-a-fairy-tale-dream-home-for-the-super-rich&catid=44:feature&Itemid=135 |title=A Fairy Tale, Dream Home for the Super-Rich |last=Akinola |first=Femi |date=19 December 2010 |work=[[Media Trust|Sunday Trust]] |access-date=11 October 2012 |location=Abuja, Nigeria |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212131334/http://sundaytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5569%3Aa-fairy-tale-dream-home-for-the-super-rich-a-fairy-tale-dream-home-for-the-super-rich&catid=44%3Afeature&Itemid=135 |archive-date=12 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nationalmirroronline.net/index.php/business/real-estate/29723.html|title=Projects that will shape real estate sector in 2012|last=Ayeyemi|first=Dayo|date=24 January 2012|work=[[National Mirror]]|access-date=11 October 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221220400/http://nationalmirroronline.net/index.php/business/real-estate/29723.html|archive-date=21 February 2013}}</ref>