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Eko Atlantic is the brand new city being reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean off Ahmadu Bello Way in Victoria Island Lagos. It is deemed as Africa’s 21st century city and will become the new commercial gateway of Africa with towering structures of architectural excellence offering a lifestyle incomparable to anything else in the continent.
This new self sustained city will sit on 9 million sq meters of reclaimed land (one and half times the size of Victoria Island) is expected to house about 250,000+ people and accommodate about 150,000+ commuters daily. Already, 3.5 million sq meters has been reclaimed, and 3 kilometers of 7 km sea wall which would protect the city from erosion has being built. The city will combine residential, commercial, financial and tourist developments.
South Energyx Nigeria Ltd is the developer and city planner of Eko Atlantic. Eko Atlantic will be able to identify with high premium locations and development types which offer optimum returns on investments.
This new self sustained city will sit on 9 million sq meters of reclaimed land (one and half times the size of Victoria Island) is expected to house about 250,000+ people and accommodate about 150,000+ commuters daily. Already, 3.5 million sq meters has been reclaimed, and 3 kilometers of 7 km sea wall which would protect the city from erosion has being built. The city will combine residential, commercial, financial and tourist developments.
South Energyx Nigeria Ltd is the developer and city planner of Eko Atlantic. Eko Atlantic will be able to identify with high premium locations and development types which offer optimum returns on investments.
Overview
Location
Nigeria, Lagos State, Lagos
Employees
51-200
Mentions in press and media 5
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| Jan 28, 2023 | Africa’s Cities: Realizing the new urban agenda | Lagos: The challenges of managing a megacity To achieve sustainable resilience and inclusiveness, Africa’s cities need to develop the confidence to innovate with a home-grown approach. It is all too easy to attempt to copy and paste what ap... |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Inside Iyin Aboyeji’s plan to build charter cities for African tech | African cities, particularly sub-Saharan ones, have the fastest global urban growth rate. But with challenges around overcrowding, congestion, infrastructure, power and poor governance, these cities are maxed out in what they can provide to... |
| Oct 25, 2018 | SA lags behind in true smart city innovation | Simon Bromfield, territory manager at Autodesk Africa. South African smart city initiatives are failing to keep pace with smart city innovations in other countries on the African continent. This is according to Simon Bromfield, territory ma... |
| Apr 3, 2018 | Smart city initiatives to target IOT for results | African smart city investments will focus mostly on smart government administration, intelligent transportation, smart utilities and smart health. Spending on technologies that enable smart city initiatives in the Middle East and Africa (ME... |
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FAQ about Eko Atlantic
What has the press written about Eko Atlantic?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning Eko Atlantic, among them “Africa’s Cities: Realizing the new urban agenda” (Jan 28, 2023) and “Inside Iyin Aboyeji’s plan to build charter cities for African tech” (Jan 27, 2022).
Is Eko Atlantic still active?
Yes, Eko Atlantic is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 5, 2025.