Nigeria, July 15 -- Aliko Dangote is forging ahead with a proposal to build a seaport in Ogun State to facilitate exports, including liquefied natural gas.

The move is expected to accelerate an expansion of Mr Dangote's conglomerate, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing an interview with Africa's richest man.

An application to authorities last month, according to the outlet, sought "to build the biggest, deepest port in Nigeria" in Olokola.

The free trade zone was initially considered as the host of Mr Dangote's mega oil refinery and petrochemical plant, now situated on the outskirts of Lagos, before an impasse with the government thwarted the plan.

The port is conceived to connect the Dangote group's logistics and export operations i...