UK to Refurbish Colonial-Era Nigeria Port Built a Century Ago
A member of the security stands among containers at the Lagos Tin-Can Island container terminal in Apapa.
Photographer: Florian Plaucheur/AFP/Getty ImagesBritain agreed to help refurbish Nigeria’s two busiest ports, including one built a century ago when the West African nation was ruled from London.
The 746 million pound ($997 million) UK Export Finance guarantee was announced during a visit by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to Britain that including a rare meeting with King Charles. It will be used to help modernize the Apapa and the TinCan Island Port Complex in Lagos, the commercial hub.