Apapa
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Apapa is the major port of the city of Lagos
, Nigeria
, and is located to the west of Lagos Island
, across Lagos Harbour. It is also one of Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas.
terminal. The terminal was owned and operated by the Federal Government of Nigeria until March 2005, when it was sold to the Danish
firm A. P. Moller-Maersk Group for about US$
1 billion.
Adjacent to the container port is the Tin Can Island port, which has ro-ro facilities.
It also houses some refineries like the Bua Group. It also has a big banking software company, Neptune Software PLc.
Other notable buildings include the Folawiyo Towers and so on.
Apapa has the headquarters of Thisday
.
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, and is located to the west of Lagos Island
Lagos Island
Lagos Island is the principal and central local government area of the Metropolitan Lagos in Nigeria. It is part of the Lagos Division. As of the preliminary 2006 Nigerian census, the LGA had a population of 209,437 in an area of 8.7 km²...
, across Lagos Harbour. It is also one of Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas.
Overview
Apapa is the site of a major containerContainerization
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terminal. The terminal was owned and operated by the Federal Government of Nigeria until March 2005, when it was sold to the Danish
Denmark
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firm A. P. Moller-Maersk Group for about US$
United States dollar
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1 billion.
Adjacent to the container port is the Tin Can Island port, which has ro-ro facilities.
It also houses some refineries like the Bua Group. It also has a big banking software company, Neptune Software PLc.
Other notable buildings include the Folawiyo Towers and so on.
Apapa has the headquarters of Thisday
Thisday
THISDAY is a Nigerian national newspaper. It is the flagship newspaper of Leaders & Company Ltd and was first published on 22 January 1995. It has its headquarters in Apapa, Lagos, Lagos State....
.