Lagos State Ferry Services Corporation

Lagos State Waterways Authority building, Ikoyi, Lagos

The Lagos State Ferry Services Corporation (LSFSC) or Lagos Ferry Services Company (also known as Lagferry) is a ferry services provider in Lagos State. It was established in 1983.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Lagferry works in conjunction with Lagos State Waterways Authority, National Inland Waterways Authority and Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. Besides Lagferry, other private ferry operators also use modern ferry boats to provide commercial transport services between Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Apapa and Victoria Island.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Lagos State (Nigeria). Ministry of Information and Culture (1987). Lagos State Handbook, Volume 5.
  2. ^ "Lagos Ferry Company gets seven boats water transport service". Shipping Position. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ^ "An Evaluation of Transport Infrastructure in Lagos State, Nigeria" (PDF). JAPSS. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ^ "NIWA to partner more private ferry operators in Lagos - Ships & Ports". Ships and Ports Authority. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Ferry to the Rescue as Apapa Gridlock locks down Lagos". Leadership News.
  6. ^ "Slow growth in ferry services - Details". The Nation Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. ^ David Ogah; Temiloluwa Adeoye (25 October 2015). "Water Transportation: Revving The Culture Of Mass Movement". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. ^ Janet Johnson (18 March 2015). "NIWA Partners Lagos Private Ferry Operators". United States: Broad Street Journal. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

"Lagferry". Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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