Ebute Ero

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Ebute Ero
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Trinity Church in Ebute Ero, built by Anglican missionaries and established as a mission station in 1852
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Ebute Ero
Coordinates: 6°27′47″N3°23′15″E / 6.46306°N 3.38750°E / 6.46306; 3.38750
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
State Lagos State
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Ebute Ero is a town in Lagos State south-western Nigeria. It is located in Lagos Island Local Government Area. [1] Ebute Ero is part of Lagos Metropolitan Area. The town was a major communication link between the new and old citizens of Lagos and a market called Ebute Ero market located in the town is one of the largest and oldest markets in Nigeria. [2] [3] [4]

Ebute-Ero street, showing Tram Lines (between 1910 and 1913) 1910s Ebute Ero Street Lagos Nigeria by H Hunting of Paterson Zochonis 4546023860 University of Toronto.jpg
Ebute-Ero street, showing Tram Lines (between 1910 and 1913)

Ebute-Ero Helpers Market Women’s Union

In 1961, the Ebute-Ero Helpers Market Women’s Union was formally registered under the Registration of Business Names Act. [5]

Certificate of Registration of the Ebute-Ero Helpers Market Women's Union, 1961. Ebute aro certificate.jpg
Certificate of Registration of the Ebute-Ero Helpers Market Women’s Union, 1961.

The Union represented the collective interests of women traders at Ebute-Ero and became the only legally recognized women’s organization in the market. By the 1970s, the Union was led by Alhaja Adeniyi Oqowobi (President), A.A. Badaru (Secretary), and Mrs. Doyin Bankole (Treasurer). [6]

In an October 1975 petition to the press and government, the Union emphasized that it had the full support of the market women and rejected claims of rival organizations. Copies of the petition were also sent to the Lagos City Council, the Military Governor of Lagos State, and the Oba of Lagos. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Whiteman, Kaye (21 October 2013). Lagos. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN   9781908493897 . Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Mokyr, Joel (2003). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780195105070 . Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Udo, Reuben K. (1970). "Geographical Regions of Nigeria". google.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Mobile Transactions Architecture: Lagos---rethinking the Drive Through Market. ISBN   9781109213461 . Retrieved 26 April 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Business Names Registry. Lagos, Nigeria: Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB).
  6. ↑ Market Women’s Union Papers, pp. 1–2. Lagos, Nigeria: Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB).
  7. ↑ Market Women’s Union Papers, pp. 1–2. Lagos, Nigeria: Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB).


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