‘Once completed, the port will link the conglomerate’s logistics and export operations and rival facilities in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, including the Chinese-funded Lekki Deep Sea Port opened in 2023.’
Siaka MOMOH
The Dangote Group plans to build a multibillion dollar seaport at Olokola in Ogun State, according to Bloomberg report.
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote recently applied to begin work on the seaport near his fertiliser and oil refinery plants to make it easier to export goods, including liquefied natural gas, Bloomberg News reported yesterday.
The proposed Atlantic seaport in Olokola, Ogun state, will link the conglomerate’s logistics and export operations and rival facilities in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, it stated.
Dangote plans to export liquefied gas from Lagos, a project that will involve constructing pipelines from Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, according to Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of the group.
Aliko Dangote has applied to begin work on a seaport near his fertilizer and oil refinery plants to make it easier to export goods, including liquefied natural gas, and support the rapid growth of his industrial empire.
