Gracefield Island
Gracefield Island(The Phoenix) | |
|---|---|
City | |
 3D Aerial View of the Gracefield Island | |
 Gracefield Island shown within the Lekki Masterplan | |
  Gracefield Island(The Phoenix) Gracefield Island on map of Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 6°28′38″N 3°31′22″E / 6.477180647020161°N 3.5227003141257334°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Lagos State |
| Government | |
| • City Planner | Gravitas Investments Limited |
| • Chief Executive, Gravitas | Olufemi Babalola[1][2][3] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT (UTC+1)) |
| Area code | 010[4] |
| Website | gracefieldisland.com |
| This project is currently under development | |
Gracefield Island, also called The Phoenix, is a 100 hectares (250 acres) city in Nigeria created via reclamation of land from the Lagos Lagoon. The city is a joint venture between Gravitas Investments Limited (the city developers) and the Lagos State Government.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Overview
[edit]Gracefield Island is a city developed from the reclamation of 100 hectares from the Lagos Lagoon and is expected to accommodate 10,000 to 25,000 people.[11] The project, a joint venture between Lagos State Government and Gravitas Investments Limited, is located at the end of Chevron Drive, Lagos, and is connected to Lekki by its own highway.[12][8][13][1][2][14]
The Lagos State Government approved the development of Gracefield Island in 2016.[15][16][17][18][19]
Some companies with presence on the Gracefield Island are: Lafarge, Aspin, 9Mobile, Chevron Staff Coop, Zutari of South Africa, Samsson Group of Dubai, and HealthCare Outpost.[20][3] The founder and Chief Executive of Gracefield Island is Mr. Olufemi Babalola and Chairman is Dr. Nu'uman Barau Danbatta, OFR, with Architect Ferdinand Agu, OFR, Peter Stephenson OBE, Leke Ojulari and Adetokunbo Adeyemo as directors.
Development Milestones
[edit]In 2016, it was reported that Van_Oord, a marine engineering company, was working on land reclamation aspect of the project had reclaimed around 30 hectares (74 acres) of land at a finished height of 1.8 metres (5 feet 11 inches).[21][22] By 2017, the city developers unveiled its nearly completed site office buildings.[1]
Infrastructure
[edit]The island will be a green city with integrated public charging points for electric vehicles, dedicated cycle lanes, and pedestrian pavements to encourage cycling and walking as standard means of movement.[23]
Companies with presence on the Gracefield Island include Lafarge, 9Mobile, and HealthCare Outpost.[24][25] 9Mobile is the exclusive provider of Fibre telecommunications service on the island.[26][27][28][29]
References
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- ^ Lawford, Melissa (October 12, 2018). "Lagos homes spill over on to reclaimed land".
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- ^ a b "City Upon a Lake". The Business Year. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Welcome to Gravitas Investments Limited". Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Real Estate Focus: Photos From Gracefield Island".
- ^ Ogunfuwa, Ife (July 29, 2019). "9mobile, Gravitas target 25,000 residents with telecom services".
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (February 8, 2021). "Experts worry over land reclamation, dredging as environmental concerns".
- ^ "Gracefield Island: Expanding focus with priority on environment enhancement". October 3, 2017.
- ^ "EMERGING NEW CITIES: Challenges and Opportunities of New Lifestyle Cities" (PDF).
- ^ "Lagos creates 3 artificial islands, fights ocean surge -". The NEWS. May 16, 2016.
- ^ "Lagos reclaims land to boost housing, tourism — Government - Vanguard News".
- ^ "Lagos to create more Islands to address land scarcity". www.landportal.org. November 12, 2020.
- ^ "LAGOS TO CREATE MORE ISLANDS TO CURB LAND SCARCITY". Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Nigeria, News Agency Of (May 28, 2020). "Lagos to create more Islands to address land scarcity". Pulse Nigeria.
- ^ "New jobs coming as Farmforte of Netherlands berths on Gracefield Island". September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Lagos to fight ocean surge with N36b - The Nation Newspaper".
- ^ "British government encourages Lagos initiatives on urbanization programme". Businessday NG. October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Gracefield Island: Expanding focus with priority on environment enhancement". 3 October 2017.
- ^ "New jobs coming as Farmforte of Netherlands berts on Gracefield Island". 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Others Take Stake On Gracefield Island". 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Telecompaper". www.telecompaper.com.
- ^ "9mobile Partners Gravitas on Fibre Deployment Deal - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com.
- ^ "9mobile Partners with Gravitas to Deploy Exclusive Fibre Support To Lekki". 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria: 9mobile, Gravitas Partner for Fibre Deployment Deal".