The decision to separate Lagos from the Western Region and make it a neutral Federal territory was taken at the

The decision to separate Lagos from the Western Region and make it a neutral Federal territory was taken at the 1954 constitutional conference. At the conference, a motion was moved to create a Federal territory in Lagos, which was approved and subsequently signed into law by the Governor-General of Nigeria. The decision was made due to the fact that Lagos was the federal capital of Nigeria and was seen as a neutral ground that could not be claimed by any of the regions. This decision helped to ease tensions between the regions and paved the way for the development of Lagos as a cosmopolitan city and the eventual creation of Lagos State.