Lekki Deep Seaport gains ground as Apapa Port market share drops

Lekki Deep Sea Port has continued to eat into Apapa Port’s dominance in Nigeria’s maritime trade, as new data shows a gradual redistribution of cargo volumes across the country’s major seaports.

Nairametrics came to this conclusion after a review of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Q1 2026 Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report, particularly the “Trade by Top 10 Posts/Ports of Operation” tables, and a comparison with the corresponding Q1 2025 report.

The latest figures indicate that while Apapa Port remains the country’s largest trade gateway, its share of total imports and exports has continued to decline as newer and expanding ports steadily gain ground in Nigeria’s maritime trade network.

. nairametrics