Nigeria Needs New Seaports as Lekki Port Reaches Full Capacity, Dantsoho Says

Abubakar Dantsoho, managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, called for investment in new deep-sea ports and cargo-handling facilities to meet rising freight demand. Speaking at an event in London, he said Lekki Deep Sea Port had reached full capacity less than three years after it was commissioned. He cited population growth, rapid urbanisation and infrastructure gaps as drivers of demand, and said private investment was essential. His remarks come as Power Minister Joseph Tegbe says the government has begun moving electrical equipment that had been idle at ports for more than 10 years.