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August 1, 2026 No Responses

WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala, Visits Lekki Port

By ebosele@hotmail.com Lekki Port has received the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.According to Lekki Port, the visit “highlighted the scale, operational capacity and growing impact of Lekki Port as a key gateway for regional and...

August 20, 2025 5 Responses

FG Pledges To Replicate Lekki Deep Seaport Success Story

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced plans to replicate the success of the Lekki Deep Seaport across Nigeria’s maritime sector, citing it as a model for transformative growth and development. Speaking at the Nigeri...

June 5, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss At Lekki Deep Seaport, Harps On Automation

Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to automating the port sector for optimal efficiency.NSC Executive Secretary/CEO, Dr. Akutah Pius, made the call during a courtesy visit to the Lekki Deep Sea Port...

May 25, 2025 No Responses

FG To Dredge Lekki Port Channel

The Nigerian Federal Government(FG) has approved maintenance dredging of the $1.5bn Lekki Deep seaport channel from its present 16.5metres to 17metres in the first instance as it targets 19meters depth.Speaking at the weekend during a visit toLekki port, the M...

May 16, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Seeks Intermodal Transport Infrastructure At Lekki Sea Port

The Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Dr. Akutah Pius, MON, has stressed the importance of developing intermodal transportation infrastructure at the Lekki Sea Port.Speaking at the 2025 Intermodal Transport System Annual Roundtable i...

May 8, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Tasks Lekki Port On Technological Innovations

Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has called on Lekki Deep Sea Port to adopt advanced technological innovations to enhance its competitiveness.This call was made by the NSC’s Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Akutah Pius, MON, du...

May 15, 2023 No Responses

Lekki Port Adopts Electronic Call-Up System, Ready For Transhipments

The promoters of the Lekki Deep Sea Port- Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (LPLEL) and the terminal operator-Lekki Freeport Terminal (LFT) have expressed the readiness of the Port for transhipment operations and restore the status of Nigeria as a cargo...

May 15, 2023 No Responses

Lekki Port: Clearance Of Goods Takes Five To Ten Days

The container terminal operator for the Lekki Deep Sea Port-Lekki Freeport Terminal, a subsidiary of the CMA/CGM Group, has assured shippers of a faster turnaround time for the clearance of goods from the Port, stating that it will take between five...

May 11, 2023 No Responses

NPA, Customs, NEPZA, Others Reiterate Support For Lekki Port

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Key Federal Government agencies have resumed full activities at the recently inaugurated $1.5 billion Lekki Port and Lekki Freeport Terminal. Representatives of the agencies who spoke at an interactive sess...

January 24, 2023 No Responses

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January 24, 2023 No Responses

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September 13, 2022 No Responses

Lekki Deep Seaport: NPA, Shippers Council, Brainstorm On Tariff Structure For Chad, Niger, Others

As the Lekki Deep Seaport gets set for operations, landlocked countries of Chad, Mali and Niger Republic have indicated an interest in routing their cargoes through Nigeria. Already, the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) and Nigeria Shippers Counci...

August 25, 2022 No Responses

ANLCA Seeks Freight Forwarders’ Village At Lekki Deep Seaport, Explains Crisis

The Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has appealed to the management of Lekki Deep Seaport to provide a Freight Forwarders’ Village for customs brokers as obtained in other modern automated ports in the world. The Acting National Preside...

August 22, 2022 No Responses

Lekki Deep-Sea Port To Lift Nigeria’s Economy, Create 112,000 Jobs, Says Minister

Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Muazu Sambo, on Sunday said that the Lekki Deep-Sea Port project would create 112,000 jobs for Nigerians upon its completion. Sambo gave the declaration on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo. He said that the...