EKO ATLANTIC FACTS

An important accomplishment thus far in Eko Atlantic City is the progress achieved on the construction of the 'Great Wall of Lagos'. The Great Wall of Lagos was constructed to protect the shoreline of Victoria Island and the early phases of Lekki from coastal erosion.

Before the construction of The Great Wall, the waves from the Atlantic Ocean would regularly flood Victoria Island and the early phases of Lekki, threatening countless lives and businesses.

The Great Wall of Lagos, reaching a total of 8.5km in length when completed, has already achieved its primary goal of protecting Victoria Island from Coastal Erosion. Once completed the wall will protect the early phases of Lekki from coastal erosion as well.

To understand the Great Wall of Lagos, we have to start from the very beginning of the story of Eko Atlantic City.

Since the beginning of the last century, records have indicated that sand and sedimentary materials along the coast of the region of West Africa have been transported from West to East by ocean currents. This process of transportation is known as a littoral drift.

Over time, interruptions to the littoral drift had appeared in the form of river dams, major port developments, and other coastal disruptions such as shipwrecks. These interruptions resulted in large sand deposits in some areas and the extensive erosion of land in other areas.