GUCCAD GLOBAL REUNIFICATION CONVENTION
NIGERIA 2026
City of Lagos
Delegates would have the opportunity to visit Lagos.
Nigeria’s largest city, sprawls inland from the Gulf of Guinea across Lagos Lagoon. Victoria Island, the financial center of the metropolis, is known for its beach resorts, boutiques and nightlife.
To the north, Lagos Island is home to the National Museum Lagos, displaying cultural artifacts and craftworks. Nearby is Freedom Park, once a colonial-era prison and now a major venue for concerts and public events.
Tafawa Balewa Square
The Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) is a (35.8-acre) ceremonial ground (originally called "Race Course") in Lagos Island, Lagos.
History
Lagos Race Course now TBS, was a sports field that hosted horse racing, but included a section for football and ground to play cricket. The land was provided to colonial authorities by Oba Dosunmu in 1859, who thereafter built up the surrounding areas.
In 1960, the course was redeveloped to celebrate Nigeria's independence and the lowering of the union jack.
The entrance to the square has gigantic sculptures of four white horses hovering above the gate and seven red eagles, which are symbols from the national emblem signifying Strength and Dignity respectively.
Other monuments in the square include the Remembrance Arcade (with memorials to World War I, World War II and Nigerian civil war victims) and the 26-storey Independence House, built in 1963 which was for a long time, the tallest building in Nigeria.
Badagry Slave Museum
Badagry was one of the routes that benefited from the ongoing slave trade conflict between Portnovo and Dahomey at the end of the eighteenth century. Slaves taken during inter-villages conflict were auctioned off at Badagry. Chief Mobee was one of the African chiefs who participated in the slave trade in 1883.
