Apapa | |
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 Apapa Port | |
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  Apapa Location in Lagos | |
| Coordinates: 6°27′N 3°22′E / 6.450°N 3.367°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Lagos State |
| City | Lagos |
| Government | |
| • Sole Administrator | Jide Alao |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 217,362 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Apapa is a Local Government Area in Lagos, located to the west of Lagos Island. Apapa contains a number of ports and terminals operated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), including the major port of Lagos State and Lagos Port Complex (LPC).Federal Government[1]
In its legislation, the NPA itself does not refer to any port called "Port of Apapa", rather it refers to the "Port of Lagos", "Port of Port Harcourt" and "Port of Calabar".[2]
- ^ "Our Ports - NPA". nigerianports.org/. Nigerian Port Authority. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ NPA Pilotage Districts Order - Section 58 - Cap. NLN. 126 (LN. 252 of 1959) (PDF). Lagos: Nigerian Port Authority. 1959. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2015.