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Southern Sun wins award for Lagos hotel

 

Southern Sun Ikoyi Hotel recently won three awards at the 2010 West African Tourism & Hospitality Awards held in Accra, Ghana. The awards were in the following categories: Best 4-Star Hotel/Resort (Platinum); Best New Hotel 2010 (Gold); and CEO of the year 2010 (Gold) for the General Manager, Mr Mark Loxley. A company spokesman said: “Given the fact that Southern Sun Ikoyi Hotel has only been operating for less than a year-and-a-half in this competitive market, its success story leaves nothing to doubt about its facilities and world class service standards which it offers its clients.”

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Master plan contract for $600m Lekki Airport in Lagos

10 November 2010

THE Lekki master plan under the stewardship of Governor Babatunde Fashola is crystallising with projects like Eko Atlantic City, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lekki Port, Lekki CBD, bus, light rail and ferry services.

Lekki Airport billed to serve about 5 million passengers annually and armed with first class infrastructure and services is designed to take the heat off the poorly maintained and unbefitting Murtala Mohammed Airport.  About 2,000 people will be employed directly or indirectly. These developments as they come on stream in the Lekki region are set to put Lagos in the league of leading business destinations in the world. 

On 12th September 2008, Lekki Airport placed adverts in some national and international media asking for expressions of interest from prospective investors for the development of Phase 1 of the airport project under a Design, Build, Operate and Maintain Agreement. Details of the Phase 1 plan includes airport terminal building, air traffic control facilities, airfield ground lighting, navigational aids and aircraft ground services, digital surveillance for transportation, baggage and cargo handling systems and equipment, runway, airport terminal and runway cleaning. 26 interested firms submitted proposals.

 The Mace Group, a UK-based firm's International Development Unit (IDU) team was then appointed by Lagos State government as project manager for the preparation of a master plan for the new $600m Lekki International Airport. The airport will be built next to the 16,500ha Lekki Free Trade Zone and will cater for the ongoing development in the Lekki axis, the fastest growing region in Africa.

 The Lekki corridor a naturally formed peninsula between the Lagos lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean east of Lagos is considered one of the most dynamic future growth areas in the country. Mace had been appointed to conduct an eight month master plan study in conjunction with other 'expatriate' design partners Pascall+Watson and Scott Wilson. Concept options were presented to Lagos State government in mid-December 2008 and a further presentation early June 2009. 

 The Mace Group is also negotiating its continued involvement in the project, seeking the appointment to provide programme, project and design management services for the next stage of the project. It hopes this will be followed by an appointment to supervise construction of the entire airport development which the governor expects to be operational by 2013.

 The Master Plan study will be completed in four separate stages; each stage requires approval from the Lagos State Government before proceeding to the next level. The Master Plan is currently at stage 3 and due to be completed soon and the brief is based on the following key criteria: circa 5 million passengers per year, modular terminal for easy expansion, modern architecture, value for money, fast track programme to commence operation in Q3 2012, future use by the Airbus A380 aircraft.

Owned and operated by the Federal Government, the existing Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, currently caters for about five million passengers yearly. In addition to being too congested and outdated, its geographical location renders it unsuitable for the anticipated expansion of Lagos which is set to become a mega-city within the next 10 -20 years. The state government believes the new airport will provide the much needed facilities for air passengers travelling to or via Lagos and also act as a major catalyst to the rapid growth of the neighbouring Lekki free trade zone.  

In furtherance of its goal of building a first class airport, Lagos State Government established the Lagos Airport Development Company (LADC) solely for the purposes of managing the development of the airport. The primary objective for the development of the Lekki Airport it says is to complement and support Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA). Additionally, it is the state's desire for the airport to develop into a new hub for business and travel in the West African region, creating an environment of excellence for national, regional and international companies.  

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