Sanwo-Olu identifies Lekki corridor as banks’ major financing opportunity
- ✦He identified the Lekki Deep Sea Port, expanding industrial activities, rail and road infrastructure projects, and opportunities created by the Lagos State Electricity Law as areas requiring greater financing from commercial banks.
- File photo: Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged banks to increase investment in manufacturing, logistics, energy and trade opportunities emerging along the Lekki corridor, saying stronger financial sector participation could unlock private investment and create jobs.
- He said government support through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund could not independently meet the financing needs of the state’s growing business community.
- He identified the Lekki Deep Sea Port, expanding industrial activities, rail and road infrastructure projects, and opportunities created by the Lagos State Electricity Law as areas requiring greater financing from commercial banks.
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged banks to increase investment in manufacturing, logistics, and energy opportunities along the Lekki corridor.
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File photo: Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged banks to increase investment in manufacturing, logistics, energy and trade opportunities emerging along the Lekki corridor, saying stronger financial sector participation could unlock private investment and create jobs.
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He said government support through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund could not independently meet the financing needs of the state’s growing business community.
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Sanwo-Olu spoke on Saturday at the 2026 Fellowship Investiture of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria in Lagos, where he challenged lenders to look beyond conventional banking and support projects capable of expanding the productive capacity of the economy.
