United States To Build New Consulate In Eko Atlantic City With N186b

<h4>&NewLine;United States To Build New Consulate In Eko Atlantic City With N186b<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> has gathered that the United States Embassy in Nigeria is set to spend about N186 billion in the construction of its new consulate in Eko Atlantic City&comma; Victoria Island&comma; Lagos&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The contract which has been awarded to to Pernix Federal LLC is estimated to cost &dollar;319m&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;It would be recalled that in 2019&comma; the United States Embassy in Nigeria entered into agreement with promoters of Eko Atlantic City&comma; South Energyx Nigeria Limited&comma; for a new American Consulate office complex in Lagos&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This followed the suspension of the drop box service and interview waivers by the embassy for Nigerians planning to renew their visas&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The agreement signing ceremony for the acquisition of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">50&comma;000<&sol;a> square metres site &lpar;five hectares of land&rpar; at the Eko Atlantic City held at the U&period;S&period; Consul General’s Residence in Ikoyi&comma; Lagos&comma; where the then United States Consul General&comma; John Bray described the occasion as a remarkable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;