Landmark Leisure Beach Explained

Landmark Leisure Beach is a beach that is located in Lagos, Lagos State Nigeria. It is at numbers 3 & 4 Water Corporation Road, VI, Lagos.[1] [2] The beach is open to the public every day. It employed paid lifeguards who watch over the beach and have rescued many people from drowning.[3]

Concerts

Many concerts are staged at the Landmark Leisure Beach, especially during December. On 30 December 2021, Nigerian musician Wizkid performed at the beach.[4] The show was organized by Toro Entertainment Company.[5]

Fees

In 2022, there will be a N2000 weekday entrance price and a N3,500 weekend entrance cost for Landmark. You are permitted to bring in food, but there will be an additional 20k–40k corkage fee. Oniru, on the Water Corporation Way in Lagos, is the location of Landmark Beach.[6]

Demolition

In April 2024, the federal government of Nigeria through the Minister of Works, Eng. Dave Umahi announced the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway that will span from Lagos state to Calabar in Cross River State. [7] [8]

This announcement led to the demolition of infrastructures and properties on the route of the proposed highway. Some part of the Landmark Beach was demolished amidst controversies surrounding the building of the 700km highway.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lagos State Government . Lagos State Tourism . 18 September 2022 . Attractions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220616034523/https://lagostourism.lagosstate.gov.ng/attractions . 16 June 2022 . 18 September 2022 . Lagos State Tourism.
  2. Web site: Landmark Africa Opens for Business, Upgrade Facilities – THISDAYLIVE . 2022-09-17 . www.thisdaylive.com.
  3. News: 24 March 2019 . In pictures: The lifeguards of Lagos . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-09-17.
  4. Web site: 8 January 2022 . BigWiz ends 2021 with a Bang, thrills fans at landmark beach . 2022-09-17 . The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  5. Web site: Okogba . Emmanuel . 8 January 2022 . 2021 ended with a bang as Big Wiz Thrilled fans at Landmark Beach on December 30 . 2022-09-17 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
  6. Web site: foluoyefeso . 2020-12-23 . Landmark Beach, Lagos . 2024-07-21 . FoluOyefeso . en.
  7. Web site: Alli . Wasiu . 2024-04-12 . Lagos-Calabar coastal highway to cost N4bn per kilometre not N8bn – Umahi confirms . 2024-05-27 . Businessday NG . en-US.
  8. Web site: MSN . 2024-05-27 . www.msn.com.
  9. Web site: Apanpa . Olaniyi . 2024-05-01 . What we built in six years was demolished in six hours - Landmark . 2024-05-27 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  10. Web site: Uroko . Chuka . 2024-04-30 . Demolition: Rubbles replace businesses as FG bulldozes Landmark Beach . 2024-05-27 . Businessday NG . en-US.

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