What is "lekki"

Lekki is a city in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Lekki may also refer to:

• Lekki Lagoon, in Lagos and Ogun states, Nigeria
• Port at Lekki, the seaport of Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria
• Ibeju-Lekki, a local government area in Epe Division, Lagos State, Nigeria
• Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki, mascots of the 1998 Winter Olympics

Lekki is a city in Lagos State; located to the east of Lagos city. Lekki is a naturally formed peninsula, adjoining to its west Victoria Island and Ikoyi districts of Lagos, with the Atlantic Ocean to its south, Lagos Lagoon to the north, and Lekki Lagoon to its east; however, the city's southeast which ends at around the western edge of Refuge Island, adjoins the eastern part of Ibeju-Lekki LGA.

The city is still largely under construction; As of 2015, only phase 1 of the project has been completed, with phase 2 nearing completion. The peninsula is approximately 70 to 80 km long, with an average width of 10 km. Lekki currently houses several Estates, gated residential developments, agricultural farmlands, areas allocated for a Free Trade Zone, with an airport, and a sea port under construction. The proposed land use master plan for the Lekki envisages the Peninsula as a "Blue-Green Environment City", expected to accommodate well over 3.4 million residential population and an additional non-residential population of at least 1.9 million.

Part of the modern day Lekki (phase 1) in the Eti-Osa LGA was formerly known as Maroko, a slum, before it was destroyed by the Raji Rasaki led Lagos State military Government. Lekki phase 1 currently has got a reputation as an area with one of the most expensive real estate assets in Lagos State.