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Ikorodu is a large city in Lagos State, Nigeria, located to the north-east of Lagos along the Lagos Lagoon and sharing a boundary with Ogun State. It has a population of 989,000 people (2021) and is known for being the fastest-growing part-exurb of Lagos metropolis, owing in part to increasing influx of people from Ikorodu's surrounding towns and villages attracted by the town's proximity to Lagos. The town's name is derived from a Yoruba root word, oko-odu, meaning the farm (oko) of (odu), a kind of plant, and it has existed since the 17th century. Ikorodu is a hub for banking in Nigeria, and it is becoming increasingly modern with a large workforce population, making it hectic and lively.