Lagos consumes half of all animals produced in Nigeria.

Half of all animal produced in Nigeria is consumed in Lagos alone, the state government has said. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State disclosed this at the commissioning of the new semi-mechanized abattoir for cows and goats under the Public-Private Partnership in Bariga, made known that Lagos State has about 16 abattoirs out of which eleven are owned by the state government.