Attending Halal Expo Nigeria 2026?

Lagos is huge and notoriously congested — the 'go-slow' can turn a few kilometres into an hour — so the golden rules are to allow plenty of time and to travel by trusted transport. Visitors get around almost entirely by Uber and Bolt. The city has been building out mass transit: the Blue Line and Red Line rail routes are now running, and BRT buses operate on dedicated lanes, but these mainly serve commuter corridors rather than the Victoria Island / Ikoyi / Lekki business triangle where most expo visitors stay.

There's no single visitor travel card to buy — for a business trip you'll almost always be using Uber or Bolt door-to-door. If you do try the Blue/Red Line rail, it uses its own Cowry transit card bought at stations.

Use Uber or Bolt (or a pre-booked hotel car) rather than hailing on the street; confirm the driver and plate. Avoid the yellow 'danfo' minibuses and the 'okada' motorbike-taxis as a visitor — they're cheap but chaotic and unsafe. Keep phones and bags out of sight at car windows in stationary traffic, where snatch-and-grab can happen.

• Lebanese & Middle Eastern restaurants — Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki · commonly halal — confirm at the venue
• Northern Nigerian & suya grills — citywide street stalls · usually halal (Muslim vendors)
• Muslim-owned Nigerian kitchens — Lagos Island & Muslim neighbourhoods · halal at Muslim-owned places — ask
• Hotel & mall dining — Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki · halal options available — check

Approximate (Muslim World League method) — confirm locally on the day.

Lekki

A patch of protected coastal forest with one of Africa's longest canopy walkways — a green, family-friendly escape from the city, close to the Lekki business district.

the islands

The islands are where business Lagos lives — art galleries, the Lekki markets, beach clubs and waterfront restaurants; the most comfortable area to explore on foot by day, near the main venues.

Lekki

A vast, free, multi-storey gallery of Nigerian art — one of the largest in West Africa and a genuine highlight, well worth an afternoon between expo days.

Lagos Island

The historic core — the markets, the old Brazilian-quarter architecture and Lagos Central Mosque — gives the city's roots; best explored by day and ideally with a local guide given the crowds.

Check the programme on the official event page and map out the zones you want to walk.

This event is aimed at: Halal certification bodies, Importers, distributors & wholesalers, Retail & procurement buyers, Halal trade buyers across Africa.