Tag: Lekki Deep Seaport

‘Nigerians not taking advantage of Lekki Deep Sea Port’ – NPA

Aminu Imam
NPA on Lekki Deep Sea Port

Three years after the commencement of full operations at the Lekki Deep Sea Port, the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), has said Nigerians are yet to fully leverage the opportunities offered by the multi-billion-dollar facility. The NPA’s Port Manager, Anda Emmanuel, stated this during a tour of the port organised by the Embassy of China in Nigeria. Describing the facility as “the best thing to have happened to Nigeria in recent times,” he expressed concern that patronage has not met expectations despite its world-class infrastructure. He said: “This is the best…

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First trans-shipment vessel arrives Lekki Port

Aminu Imam

The management of the Lekki Deep Seaport has announced that Rimbaud has become the first transshipment vessel to berth at the port in Lagos. Making this known in a series of tweets yesterday, the port management said the ship, operated by CMA CGM, has a Length Overall of 270m, a breadth of 42.8m and 6,900 Taus capacity. It stated that the vessel sailed all the way from the Far-East. According to the tweet, the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), provided marine services, adding that it was berthed at approximately 1 pm…

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FG approves Lekki Deep Seaport for commercial operations

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the designation of Lekki Deep Seaport as a Customs Port & Approved Wharf. In an issued statement on the official social media handles of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) yesterday, the President, through the Ministry of Transportation to the managing director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, approved the new Port for berthing of commercial vessels. The NPA added that consequent upon the approval, the port is set for the berthing of commercial vessels before the end of 2022. NPA wrote, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the…

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