The port will meet the needs of Nigeria's economic development.
On November 1, 2022, China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) handed over Nigeria's first deep sea port to the government after completing the huge maritime project in the country's economic hub city of Lagos. The port will meet the needs of Nigeria's economic development, said Cui Jianchun, Chinese ambassador to Nigeria.
As a commercial project of tripartite cooperation between China, France and Nigeria, Lekki port is significant for promoting the Belt and Road cooperation in Africa, said the ambassador. Constructed by the CHEC, the Lekki Deep Sea Port is the largest seaport in Nigeria and one of the biggest in West Africa. The construction of the port commenced in June 2020 and is designed to handle 1.2 million standard containers annually. The new port is expected to make Lagos a new maritime logistics hub in West Africa and the whole Central and West African region.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, speaks at the handing over ceremony of the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 31, 2022. China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) handed over Nigeria's first deep sea port to the government after completing the huge maritime project in the country's economic hub city of Lagos. The newly completed project will create nearly 200,000 direct and indirect jobs in Nigeria in the coming years, unlock the country's economic potential, and boost the country's revenue, he said.