Eko Atlantic city is a 10sqkm ultra-modern city under construction in Lagos state, Nigeria. It is situated on land reclaimed from the ocean using the latest land reclamation technology.

The city borders Victoria island and Leki to the north while its entire southern, eastern and western borders is a coastline which brings up the issue of the devastation an ocean surge could cause. The possibilities of ocean surges were catered for with an 8.5km long sea wall. Testing of the sea defence system took place in DHI institute, Denmark, which shows the level of planning that has gone into the project.
The project is funded through a public-private partnership between a consortium of private companies and the Lagos state government with the support of the Nigerian federal government, although all the funds for the project are coming from the private companies and investors.

The Eko Atlantic city is meant to put Nigeria on the world stage with state of the art infrastructure coupled with Engineering and Architectural marvels that can rival even the famous Dubai. The city has its own independent 24 hours power supply of about 50mw expandable to 1.5Gw, an independent water treatment system and state of the art telecommunication systems.
The city would cater for the residential, commercial, financial and tourist needs of the select few who can afford to live in the city. A two bedroom apartment in one of the towers under construction is valued at N168,000,000 naira, which drastically reduces the number of wealthy Nigerians who can afford to live there. The city is planned for a population of 250,000 residents.

This projects once again proves the long-term goals of the Lagos State government in becoming an economic powerhouse in Africa and the world at large. The other 35 Nigerian states are lagging behind lagos state in all spheres of Economic, Infrastructural and Human development, Unfortunately, this also translates to the Nigerian state as a whole.
Several Nigerian states like Delta, Rivers and Cross river who enjoy the same Geographical advantage as lagos states have seemingly allowed the Virus called crude oil to cloud their Judgment in making Economic plans.

Hopefully, the completion of this project would awaken the other 35 Nigerian states from their slumber and help them realise the potential they possess. The Federal Government of Nigeria can also learn a thing or two from the economic plans of the Lagos State Government.

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