Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s,[3] Ikeja was a well planned, clean and quiet residential and commercial town with shopping malls, pharmacies and government reservation areas.

Ikeja is also home to Femi Kuti's Africa Shrine and Lagbaja's Motherland, both venues for live music.

The opening of the Lagos-Ibadan railway in 1901 and the growth of Lagos as a port transformed Ikeja into a residential and industrial suburb of that city.

His contributions date back to 1965, when he brought a higher level of social consciousness to Ikeja.

A slum in Ikeja was selected by C. J. Obasi as a production location for the 2014 Nollywood thriller, Ojuju.

This market contains many shops and makeshift stalls where merchants display and sell produce, meat, fish, grains, and other groceries.

[38] The Kalakuta Museum commemorates the late musician Fela Kuti, who probably had a formative role in Nigeria's music world comparable to that of Bob Marley in Jamaica.

The building was the musician's second home in Lagos after soldiers burnt down his first home in Surulere in February 1977, raped female family members and injured Kuti's mother, a respected trade union leader, so badly that she died as a result.

Some of Fela's musical instruments are on display, including his colourfully painted, distinctive tenor saxophone.

Fela's shoes and shirts are on display in rows, as are stage suits and the fur coat he wore on tour in Europe and the USA.

It unfolds its special charm when live music is playing; it is also the only place in Lagos where you can legally smoke a joint.

Their main concern was to honour and preserve the contribution Fela and the Shrine have made to the local community and the overall development of post-colonial Africa.

The club has a small library, pool tables and chill-out areas and organises educational and outreach activities.

[42][43][44] With an average daily high temperature above 90°F, the hot season lasts for 4.4 months, from December 12 to April 25.

With an average daily maximum temperature below 84°F, the chilly season lasts 3.2 months, from June 23 to September 30.

[43] In Ikeja, there is a substantial seasonal change in the average proportion of the sky that is covered with clouds throughout the year.

[43] Premium Times’ Oladeinde Olawoyin, who investigated the matter, reports the dangers that residents face due to the exposure and continuous use of polluted water.

Residents of St. Finbarr’s College road in Akoka have been exposed to hazards arising from water pollution caused by a fuel leakage in the community.