Victoria Island is the main business and financial centre of Lagos, Nigeria. It was originally a residential area, but businesses have been moving in steadily over the last twenty years. Today, Victoria Island is one of Nigeria's busiest centres of banking and commerce. Categories: Business | Academic disciplines | School subjects ... Jump to: navigation, search Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses and organizations raise, allocate and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... Map of Nigeria showing Lagos on the lower left Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. ...
Victoria is one of the most exclusive and expensive areas to live in Lagos. It has been expanding rapidly over the last two decades and now stretches to the Lekki Peninsula area. The island has a large number of shops, bars, restaurants, night clubs and other leisure spots. Victoria Island, along with Ikoyi, is a favourite spot for expatriates to live and play. Ikoyi is the name of a residential island that forms part of the city of Lagos in Nigeria. ...
The influx of banks and other commercial ventures have lead to a few problems over the years with residents complaining about the increase in traffic and the entry of street traders who cater to the employees of the banks and other businesses. Victoria Island also serves as the base for many advance fee fraudsters, where the majority of Lagos' advance-fee (419) fraud occurs. Advance fee fraud, often also known as the Nigerian money transfer fraud, Nigerian scam or 419 scam after the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code [1] that it violates, is a fraudulent scheme to extract money from investors living in relatively richer countries in Europe, Australia, or North America. ... Map of Nigeria showing Lagos on the lower left Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. ...
The study was conducted by the Marine Geology/Geophysics Division of the Nigeria Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos.
Results of the data collected show that flooding of the VictoriaIsland and Ikoyi is predominantly caused by excessive rains which are very prevalent during the months of June, July, September and October.
The VictoriaIsland, Ikoyi drainage is one of the 23 inter-sectorial pilot projects that have been established or co-sponsored involving some 60 countries.
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