LAGOS, NIGERIA Lagos Port Complex (portof Lagos) is located at the Apapa area of Lagos, South West Nigeria. Lagos Port Complexoccupies a total land area of over !" #ectares, a firm, flat terrain, sand filled and concrete paved land area. $he geographical location is %ithin &$' one . $he Port operational area consist of *erthing areas, Cargo handling areas, Stac+ing areas and Storage facilities. BACK GROUND/HISTORY : Lagos, %hich means -la+es-, %as a name given to the settlement / the Portuguese. a port an d the mos t popul ous cit/ inNigeria second f astest gr o%ing cit/ in A fri ca and the seven th in t he %orld Lagos %as a %ar camp for memers of the *enin 0mpire, %ho referred to it as Eko LAGOS
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Lagos Port Complex (port of Lagos) is located at the Apapa area of Lagos, South West
Nigeria. Lagos Port Complex occupies a total land area of over !" #ectares, a firm, flat terrain, sand
filled and concrete paved land area. $he geographical location is %ithin &$' one . $he Port
operational area consist of *erthing areas, Cargo handling areas, Stac+ing areas and Storage facilities.
BACK GROUND/HISTORY:
Lagos, %hich means -la+es-, %as a name given to the settlement / the Portuguese. a port and the most populous cit/ in Nigeria second fastestgro%ing cit/ in Africa and the seventh in the %orld Lagos %as a %ar camp for memers of the *enin 0mpire, %ho referred to it as Eko LAGOS
Christianit/ is the official and the most %idel/ practiced religion in Lieria. $he secondlargest religion in Lieria is3slam follo%ed / approximatel/ t%elve percent of the population.
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$he Lierian dollar has een the currenc/ of Lieria since 12.
$he dollar denoted / the 3S5 2!= code L6> is the official currenc/ of Lieria.
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Lierian la% mandates that onl/ lac+s can e citi9ens and that onl/ citi9ens can o%n propert/, a fitting and ?ustreversal for a countr/ founded / freed slaves coming from anteellum America.
$he coastal to%n has one of the largest ports in the region. 3ts uildings are reminiscent ofthe industrial era. *uchanan has several iron ore mines /ou can travel to.