Eko Atlantic
| Eko Atlantic | ||
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| Nigeria International Commerce city | ||
Rendition of Eko Boulevard in the Business District
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| Motto: Live and Work | ||
 Eko Atlantic shown within the State of Lagos |
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 Eko Atlantic
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| Coordinates: 6°25′25″N 3°24′54″E / 6.4234813°N 3.4151026°ECoordinates: 6°25′25″N 3°24′54″E / 6.4234813°N 3.4151026°E | ||
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| State | Lagos State | |
| LGA(s) | Independent | |
| Founded | 2003 | |
| Incorporated | 2014 | |
| Government | ||
| • City Planner | South Energyx Nigeria Limited | |
| • Chairman SENL | David Frame | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 25 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) | |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) (UTC+1) | |
| Area code(s) | 010 | |
| Website | EkoAtlantic.com | |
| This project is currently under development | ||
Eko Atlantic, officially Nigeria International Commerce city, also known as Eko Atlantic City, or the initials E.A.C. and E.A., is a planned city of Lagos State, Nigeria, being constructed on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean. Upon completion, the new peninsula, which is still under development is anticipating at least 250,000 residents and a daily flow of 150,000 commuters. The development will also have a positive environmental impact, as it will help in stopping the erosion of Lagos State's coastline.
The city adjoins Victoria Island district of Lagos city and the Phase 1 area of Lekki, to the north, while the entire Western, eastern and southern borders is a coastline. Eko Atlantic is expected to rise as the next generation of property on the African continent; having a total of 10 districts, spread across a land area of approximately 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi), the city will satisfy needs for financial, commercial, residential and tourist accommodations, with a state of the art high tech infrastructure in line with modern and environmental standards.
Eko Atlantic development is being carried out as a Public–private partnership, with private companies and investors providing the funding, whilst Lagos State Government is a strategic partner, with the support of the Federal Government. The Contractors are China Communications Construction Group, a company that works in the field of marine dredging and landfill operation. Consultants are Royal Haskoning (traffic and transport expertise) and ar+h Architects. South Energyx Nigeria Ltd. a subsidiary of the Chagoury group was specifically created to undertake the development. Testing of the sea defence system took place at the DHI Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, where models were successfully tested for one-in-a-hundred-year ocean surges, and one-in-120-year, one-in-150-year and one-in-1,000-year storms.
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