Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar who disclosed this in Abuja at a press briefing said that two deep seaports will be built at Lekki and Badagry in Lagos.

The other seaport will be constructed at Ondo/Ogun, while the fourth will be at Ibaka in Akwa Ibom state.

It would be recalled that the Managing Director of NPA, Engr Suleiman Omar had said that the Lekki deep seaport project will commence early next year, while that of Akwa-Ibom will follow.

ekt_bear:

Good news for Lagos, Ogun/Ondo (I think the port is for both states?) Akwa Ibom and Nigeria as a whole.

Akwa Ibom appears to be the next rising giant in Nigeria though, no?

Hmm. . . maybe it is time to start building connections to that state 

alj_harem:

yeah but i still give it to rivers state which makes more sense in terms on seaports

alj_harem:

yeah but i still give it to rivers state which makes more sense in terms on seaports

nasoeb:

Is Patients Ozokwor the Special Adviser to this Administration?


Why the TALK-TALK-TALK Everytime

even patient sef dey carry actions

owobokiri:

To decongest Lagos, biuld more sea ports elsewhere and improve power supply elsewhere. Ports activities draw a great deal of human traffic to Lagos on daily basis and in a big country like Nigeria with such a vast coastline, concentrating port facilities in Lagos is criminal. Calabar, PH, Oron and other inland ports should be developed. No need for a new port in Lagos when the people there are crying about congestion while house rents soars as a result. Biuld the new ports elsewhere and let the ports compete on equal footing.

saintohia:

I remember Rivers already has deep sea port, hence give the new four sea ports to other states that doesn't have any not Lagos, this wld decongest Lagos & encourage development in other states.

jason123:

Akwa Ibom (Calabar port) and Rivers state(Port harcourt port) already have a sea port!

Lagos consumes over 60% of Nigeria's total energy. Also over 60% of Nigeria industrial and commercial establishments are based in Lagos.

Lagos accounts for 90% of Nigeria's total foreign trade, including 80% of the total imports and 70% of industrial investments in Nigeria.

Lagos has the highest vehicular traffic density among all cities in Africa and accounts for 75% of car ownership in Nigeria.

Lagos Accommodates over 95% of financial institutions in Nigeria, and most multinationals operating in Nigeria.

Over 40% of the skilled manpower in Nigeria is employed in Lagos State.

gidson12:

i think rivers need deep sea port and the one they currently have needs to be expanded

jason123:

Akwa Ibom (Calabar port) and Rivers state(Port harcourt port) already have a sea port!

PROUD-IGBO:

Does anyone know what the fu*ck is happening with the Onitsha inland port? I thought they said the dredging has been completed.

One thing i've come to realise in this country is: don't get excited about plans for this and that, and don't get excited even when a project is being constructed, as not much benefit (besides that conered by the thieves in government) comes of it on completion as can be seen from the Onitsha port; dredging of the Niger; Enugu Int'l Airport (with no immediate plans for a befitting new terminal building); 2nd Niger bridge; Ajaokuta steel company; Tinapa; fixing the Benin/Ore expressway, etc. All this is done to give some semblance of [b]DIVIDENDS OF DEMOCRACY (i hate that phrase ), and to pull wool over our eyes.
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Call me a doubting Thomas if you like, but i'm not getting excited about anything anymore until i see the project in question up and running profitably.