| 2025-08-07 | Financial center of West Africa |
| 2022-07-09 | Hub for Nollywood movies |
| 2020-12-01 | Africa's most populous city (21+ million) |
| 2020-09-20 | Largest city of Nigeria |
| 2020-03-27 | Africa's largest city that's not a national capital |
| 2019-12-12 | Former African capital of 13+ million |
| 2019-06-10 | Largest city and former capital of Nigeria |
| 2012-10-21 | Former capital of 10+ million |
| 2011-08-14 | Port on the Gulf of Guinea |
| 2005-03-14 | Nigeria's largest city |
| 2003-08-06 | Port east of Porto-Novo |
| 2003-06-15 | Former African capital |
| 2002-11-20 | Nigerian capital before Abuja |
| 2002-03-17 | African capital until 1991 |
| 1999-07-01 | Largest city in Nigeria |
| 1998-03-08 | Former West African capital |
| 1995-12-06 | Nigerian port |
| 1995-02-07 | Nigeria's former capital |
| 1994-04-18 | Former capital of Nigeria |
| 1993-12-26 | Nigerian city |