Lagos Countdown

[5] The first Lagos Countdown was held in 2012 as an attempt to drive up tourism and make an event similar to New Year's events in New York, Sydney, and other major cities,[6][7] and in 2013 an estimated 200,000 people celebrated the event during a ten-day period and earned the city about one billion naira.

[8] Festivities for the countdown typically include fireworks, live music concerts, and karaoke.

[9][10] Performers at various countdowns have included Tuface Idibia, Olamide, and Funke Akindele,[5][10] and previous countdown sponsors have included Airtel Nigeria.

[12] When asked about this, the corporate affairs manager of LASAA responded that while tickets were not intended to have been sold, the different distribution tactics were enacted as a form of crowd control and to avoid potential issues due to overcrowded space.

Greater Lagos Fiesta is an event created by the state government through the Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture to entertain residents in all five divisions of Lagos.