THE TRUTH ABOUT LIVING IN IKORODU

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT IN IKORODU

Ikorodu is a very good place to live in, a peaceful and calm environment with affordable houses, easy access to clean drinkable water, Honeymoon weather, Good Population density, and good road networks connecting the city's beautiful neighborhoods, in this article, we'll take a look at some of the important things to consider before relocating or visiting Ikorodu.

• Electricity In Ikorodu

The electricity company in Ikorodu is Ikeja Electric and the amount of electricity supply currently depends on if you're metered or not, the electricity distribution is mainly divided into two main line, 33 and 11, if you're on the 11 (majority of metered household), you can enjoy on average 14Hours or more of electricity daily while the 33 (majority on estimated billing households) you can use on average 5hours or less of electricity daily, so if you plan on living in Ikorodu it's very important to look for a house with prepaid meter

• Security and criminality In Ikorodu 

in the area of security, Ikorodu has drastically improved its security, some security challenges like, stealing, drug abuse, cultism and are now minimal but active, most of the security agencies are to be commended, while some like the police are to be questioned  for constantly harassing young people irrespective of your occupation. As someone that has had a few encounters with the police,  I can categorically confirm that all the police personal in the imota police station are fantastically corrupt no good egg among them. so you'd do well to stay away from the police and avoid late-night movement, especially on August 8 (8-8) when police has the license to catch anyone at will in ikorodu.

• Road and Drainage system in Ikorodu

  
  

  

Lagos state government has investment so much in Ikorodu infrastructures starting from its road network. ikorodu has good road networks connecting the city's beautiful neighborhoods in most parts, although snail-like construction is undergoing in some bad parts of ikorodu like gberigbe and ijede and most street roads, the drainage system in ikorodu lacks proper drainage system, most building especially in the rural parts of ikorodu don't consider digging cutter for water to flow when it rains

• weather, population density and noise Level in Ikorodu

  

ikorodu is such a large place with a land mas of 345km^2 it covers over 10% of the entire spread of lagos state place with beautiful weather, fresh air, and very low Population density when compared to some other parts of Lagos, Ikorodu has an estimated 1,041,116 inhabitant and The population it's currently grows at 5.26% annually and it is projected to reach 1.7 million by 2035.

 it's a mixture of suburban and rural communities depending on where you are In ikorodu.

• Access to water In Ikorodu

 

You might have come across some online articles(link) about how a certain percentage of people in Nigeria don't have access to clean drinkable water, well residents of ikorodu are not part of that, unlike some parts of Lagos where you can't drink the water used in toilet,

most people raised in ikorodu don't know what this is all about, the water from the wells and borehole are really clean, safe and fresh to drink, bottled water and pure water are quite expensive in Ikorodu because of low patronage, water company only make sales when there is no electricity during the harmattan period

• Cost of living(access to market, accessories) In Ikorodu

  

the cost of living is relatively low, depending on what your priorities are, housing in some parts of ikorodu is ridiculously cheap, the markets in ikorodu are poorly structured, food prices aren't cheaper in ikorodu, ikorodu is the hub of extremely fake electrical products, I wouldn't recommend buying any electrical product or any household items in ikorodu, except you're willing to part with your money for nothing.

• Jobs In Ikorodu

  

Good paying Jobs are available but quite scarce In this area as it is In any part of Lagos you go, most women in ikorodu are self-employed mostly engaging in fashion designing, you can walk into any street and find more than 4 fashion designing shops.

• Schools in Ikorodu

there are so many modern schools with big and beautiful buildings, I don't know much about the curriculum but if you there are schools like,

ROOSEVELT SCHOOLS, INSPIRA college, At-Tanzeel Schools, Landmark College, Lighthouse International Schools, it all depends on your location, I'm certain there is a good school for your ward.

• Healthcare in Ikorodu

  

depends on where you are, there are so many good private hospitals on every major road in ikorodu, most public hospitals are really good and clean with fantastic doctors like the ijede general hospital, Ikorodu general hospital at ikorodu garage while some, "oh my God" fungus, earthworm, and mitochondria have overrun the place(igbalu general hospital), it's just nothing to write home about. pharmacy shops are almost everywhere you look but you'll have to check well before buying any drug because like I said earlier ikorodu is the hub of fake products in Nigeria, so ensure you do your NAFDAC test before ingesting anything 

• Access to places (Bank, entertainment, sport, Presence of clubhouse, beer parlor, viewing center) In Ikorodu

  

ikorodu has a lot of relaxation places, sports center, bear parlor clubhouse, you'd be spoilt for choice but the if you leave in the rural parts of ikorodu then Bank would be a big issue for you, you'll have to take a bus for almost 50minutes before you can get to the nearest bank

• conclusion 

If you like a peaceful and quiet environment then Ikorodu is a good place to leave, if you don't agree with some things i this article you can join in the conversation, and leave a comment.

 

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