Discover Balogun market, Lagos Nigeria

Discover Balogun market, Lagos Nigeria

In todays video we look at The balogun market or Lagos Island market or Eko market, which is one of Nigeria’s largest textile and wears market and one of the largest open markets in west Africa. In the balogun market, locally made and imported fabrics, shoes, bags and other fashion accessories in all kinds can be purchased.


Balogun Market is a market located on Lagos Island in Lagos State, Nigeria's economic centre. The market has no particular address because it sprawls across so many streets on the island.
Located within a stone’s throw of Broadstreet, the market is one of the many reasons Lagos became the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria.
The heart of Nigeria beats hard in Balogun, so it is necessary to prepare a good stock of energy.
Shopping in the open air balogun market is an experience that should not be missed. The colourful display of goods, the crush of bodies, and the hum of voices bargaining over goods are the things that contribute to the uniqueness of the markets. There’s also that inescapable excitement that hovers in the air, which makes shopping such a pleasure – particularly if you have a silver tongue and you’re well versed in the art of bargaining. More interesting are the women who run the market, business smart and fashion savvy, they are arguably amongst the most powerful women in the troposphere of Lagos.
In Balogun Market, prepare to face the crowd looking for the best products and prices, because the market brims of items as well as people. With Lagos being one of the most populous cities in Africa, visiting the market is one of the most stressful things to do. However, the energy is intoxicating and there are lots of things that can be bought there on a bargain, like all kinds of textiles such as; Lace, ankara, fabrics, corporate wears, baby wears and all kinds of shoes and jewelries.