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Revision as of 14:17, 20 March 2014
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Lagos |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 217,362 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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.
Overview
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Apapa is the site of a major container 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.[2]
External links
References
- ^ "NigeriaCongress.org". Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Contact Us." Thisday. Retrieved on 16 November 2011. "THISDAY LIVE, 35, Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria"
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