Ebute Metta

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Ebute Metta is a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria.

Ebute Metta is a Yoruba word for a place known as three stations. Ebute means station and Meta means three. This part of Lagos is mainly residential, over-crowded and not so neat. However, EB (for short) also has a few important buildings including Post Offices, St Paul's Catholic Church, the famous Ebute Metta market, a major bus terminal, Foucos Secondary School (a school built by the former minister for education), Ajayi Memorial Hospital, and shops of all types. It is also home to the official headquarters of one of Africa's largest churches: the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

Ebute Metta is also a main access route that links mainland Lagos to the 3 main islands of Victoria, Ikoyi and Lagos Islands. A major network of fly overs and access roads connects these various parts of Lagos as you drive through the Iddo peninsula.

Ebute Metta is known for production and sales of local food and cloths. It is a very old part of Lagos, many of its houses were built during the colonial era, using Brazilian architecture.

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