The $100 million Ikeja shopping mall, located at Alausa, near the seat of the Lagos State government secretariat, is to be opened on Wednesday, 14 December, 2011.

The world class shopping mall, with its Grade A office complex, is set to become the destination of choice for shoppers and companies alike. It is going to be occupied by the South Africa-owned Shoprite, Stanbic IBTC bank, Silverbird Cinemas, Kenturky Fried Chickens (KFC) and other entrepreneurs.

The mall, built on a land covering 28,500m2 within Alausa, the seat of power, by Gruppo Nigeria Investment Ltd. is co-financed by Actis, owners of The Palms, Lekki; the Accra Mall in Ghana and Junction Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, which owns 60 percent equity in the mall.

The newly built Ikeja City Mall, at Alausa area of Lagos State

Other project partners of the mall include Paragon Holdings and RMB Investments & Advisory, RMBIA, which owns 20 per cent each.

The project is financed by a mixture of debt and equity, with a debt facility of $48.6mn secured from Stanbic IBTC Bank plc. and Standard Bank of South Africa Limited.

It was learnt that Silverbird has secured a four-screen cinema complex within the mall, while Shoprite has taken up 4,400m² of the mall which also has beauty shops and restaurants.

When P.M NEWS visited the mall this morning, workers were seen putting final touches to the building while goods were being transferred into the space occupied by Shoprite.

ekt_bear:

KFC too? Delicious, but deadly.

Though I guess if you only eat it occasionally it won't kill you.

ekt_bear:

KFC too? Delicious, but deadly.

Though I guess if you only eat it occasionally it won't kill you.

blacksta:

I give Nigeria another 10 years and THe American obese culture will take over.  I understand Kfc outlets are springing up everywhere , wait till macdonalds joins.

otokx:

The building looks small to me

blacksta:

I give Nigeria another 10 years and THe American obese culture will take over. I understand Kfc outlets are springing up everywhere , wait till macdonalds joins.

afam4eva:

At last a cinema on the mainland.

DaRapture:

Damn, it's about time. It took them years to build this thing, while the Chinese could of had it done in just a few months. Why does it take so long for them to build stuff in that nation?

Some Ibo dude:  Ehemm Nnamdi, I am inside the Shopping section, where are you coming from
Nnamdi: - -- - - -- -  - - - -
Ibo dude: Look up you will see Fruits signboard I am unda dere - ha ha ahah hoo hooo

lagerwhenindoubt:

There is no alternative to SHOPrite Ajah.

Imagine my utter shock/horror when i visited SHOPLeft (in Surulere) - Dear God!!! it was filled with Alaba and Idumota traders and some mbgueke-feeling-funky igbo girls. I could not understand why people will insult SHOPRite by wearing bathroom slippers to a super-market like it was on their street. uncouth men literary shouting at the top of their voice on their GSM trying to locate their friends within the Mall.
-WTF!@!

lagerwhenindoubt:

There is no alternative to SHOPrite Ajah.

Imagine my utter shock/horror when i visited SHOPLeft (in Surulere) - Dear God!!!       it was filled with Alaba and Idumota traders and some mbgueke-feeling-funky igbo girls. I could not understand why people will insult SHOPRite by wearing bathroom slippers to a super-market like it was on their street. uncouth men literary shouting at the top of their voice on their GSM trying to locate their friends within the Mall.

For real:

They close shop at 10pm. as i was leaving i saw a small crowd gathering at the door trying to get in and one ankara and lace-wearing fat woman started pleading to get inside and buy 1 pack of chewing gums -WTF!@!

lagerwhenindoubt:

There is no alternative to SHOPrite Ajah.

Imagine my utter shock/horror when i visited SHOPLeft (in Surulere) - Dear God!!!       it was filled with Alaba and Idumota traders and some mbgueke-feeling-funky igbo girls. I could not understand why people will insult SHOPRite by wearing bathroom slippers to a super-market like it was on their street. uncouth men literary shouting at the top of their voice on their GSM trying to locate their friends within the Mall.

For real:

They close shop at 10pm. as i was leaving i saw a small crowd gathering at the door trying to get in and one ankara and lace-wearing fat woman started pleading to get inside and buy 1 pack of chewing gums -WTF!@!

lagerwhenindoubt:

There is no alternative to SHOPrite Ajah.

Imagine my utter shock/horror when i visited SHOPLeft (in Surulere) - Dear God!!!       it was filled with Alaba and Idumota traders and some mbgueke-feeling-funky igbo girls. I could not understand why people will insult SHOPRite by wearing bathroom slippers to a super-market like it was on their street. uncouth men literary shouting at the top of their voice on their GSM trying to locate their friends within the Mall.

For real:

They close shop at 10pm. as i was leaving i saw a small crowd gathering at the door trying to get in and one ankara and lace-wearing fat woman started pleading to get inside and buy 1 pack of chewing gums -WTF!@!

Olisa74:

What is wrong with wearing bathroom slippers to a mall, if that is what you feel comfortable in? No one in the West "baffs up" to go to a mall. You just dress in what feels comfortable as long as you are neat and tidy. silly naija mentality.

lagerwhenindoubt:

It is a Mall not a freaking jacuzzi, try doing that at the Center or Highcross - with real Nigerian/China-made rubber slippers that look like you just came out of the bathroom 

lagerwhenindoubt:

It is a Mall not a freaking jacuzzi, try doing that at the Center or Highcross - with real Nigerian/China-made rubber slippers that look like you just came out of the bathroom