Ibeju-Lekki is a

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Lekki Lekki is a city in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located to the south-east of Lagos, Lagos city. Lekki is a naturally formed peninsula, adjoining to its west Victoria Island (Lagos), Victoria Island and Ikoyi districts of Lagos, with the Atlantic O ...

Lagos State Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, states, it is both the List of Nigerian states by population, most populous and List of Nigerian state ...

, Nigeria. The administrative centre was formerly at Akodo and was later moved to Igando Oloja due to the creation of the Lekki Council Development Area. The name of the Local government was derived from two

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communities, Ibeju and Lekki. The

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of the area include people from different parts of the country living, working and doing business in the area. Ibeju Lekki has potential for

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as it is endowed with beautiful ocean front and lagoon views. The development in the area is rapid and ongoing, some even refer to the area as the new Lagos. The commercial centre of Lagos state seems to be shifting gradually towards the area with much effort being put into developing industries and infrastructure. Ibeju-Lekki is one of the LGAs for the planned

City. With the actualization of the blueprint, Ibeju Lekki is expected to become a central hub for business, manufacturing, warehousing, and

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. Forecasts have been made about an increase in commercial activities in the area as a result of these developments which will create thousands of jobs and make the area a major business location in the country. In Ibeju Lekki, there are on-going and proposed industrial developments such as the Dangote Refinery which is expected to be the world’s biggest single-train facility and estimated to cost $9bn. It covers a total area of 2,635ha on the Lekki Free Zone near the Lekki Lagoon, enabling easy shipment of refined petroleum products to international markets. The

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is expected to double Nigeria’s refining capacity, largely to accommodate the pressing demand for fuel and export to foreign markets in and out of Africa. A fertilizer plant is also included in the refinery complex, to fully utilize the raw materials released from the refinery. Also, there is the Lekki International

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project which was initiated to lessen the pressure on the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja. The master plan of the new airport shows that it’s designed to cater to wide-body, double-deck, and four-engine aircraft with the capacity for up to 500 seats. For a start, the Airbus A380 is expected to carry two million to five million passengers per annum with future prospects of expansion to cater to the increasing aviation needs of the rapidly developing Lekki area and its environs. There is also the

Pan-Atlantic University Pan-Atlantic University is a private, non-profit educational institution in Lekki, Lagos State. Timeline The university had its origin as the Lagos Business School (LBS), established in 1991. The federal government approved the university a ...

, Lekki Deep Seaport, Lekki International Golf Course and Eleganza Industries. These are among many other industrial developments at Ibeju-Lekki. Also, tourist attractions and parks include LUFASI nature park which keeps some Internationally

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Education

Some of the

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In Ibeju-Lekki are: Corona School Greensprings School Caleb British international school Community Senior High School, Akodo Community Senior High School, Debojo

Community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

High School, Orimedu Ibeju Senior High School Iwerekun Community High School, Lakowe Magbon-Alade Grammar School Elemoro Community Secondary School

Gallery

File:Lekki free trade zone.jpg, Lekki free trade zone File:Abraham Adesanya roundabout.jpg, Abraham Adesanya roundabout File:Okun Solu.jpg, Okun Solu File:Library of the Lagos Business School (LBS)-pan Atlantic University.jpg, Library of the LBS Pan Atlantic University

References

External links

Ibeju-Lekki Local Government

Sevic PDC

The Truth About Ibeju Lekki
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