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

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

OpenLife Nigeria 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, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The contract which has been awarded to to Pernix Federal LLC is estimated to cost $319m.
It would be recalled that in 2019, the United States Embassy in Nigeria entered into agreement with promoters of Eko Atlantic City, South Energyx Nigeria Limited, for a new American Consulate office complex in Lagos.
This followed the suspension of the drop box service and interview waivers by the embassy for Nigerians planning to renew their visas.
The agreement signing ceremony for the acquisition of the 50,000 square metres site (five hectares of land) at the Eko Atlantic City held at the U.S. Consul General’s Residence in Ikoyi, Lagos, where the then United States Consul General, John Bray described the occasion as a remarkable.

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