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Tropicana Mall Development Company Limited, has undertaken to regenerate the Ibom Tropicana Entertainment Centre, located on Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, into Tropicana Mall, a centre that will provide a modern one-stop shopping experience with approximately 8,000 square metre of retail and recreation centre.

The project, which started the second quarter of 2018, is billed to be completed, delivered and commissioned for trade in the second quarter of next year, 2019.
According to the Leasing Agent, Cushman &Wakefield Excellerate and Tehila Synergy Limited, providers of fully integrated, self-performing property solutions, Some of its anchor tenants include: Shoprite; Silverbird Cinema which is currently operational along with other line shops which cater for fashion, health and beauty, food court, restaurant, cafes, as well as specialist retailing and children’s entertainment for the family.

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The Akwa Ibom State government has reiterated its readiness to ensuring that the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Unit of Ibom International Airport was made functional for enhancement of aviation services in the country.
The State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, stated this while receiving a report of Assessment of the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility of the Ibom International Airport from former Governor of the state, Obong Victor Attah at Government House, Uyo.
He lauded Obong Attah for his vision in establishing the Ibom International Airport, alongside a world class MRO facility, which according to him, was the first of its kind in the West African sub-region and Africa as a whole.
Emmanuel commended Obong Attah for his resilience in ensuring that the facility was fully operational, saying that he has gone a step further to contacting leading aviation management companies to ensure that they bring their services to bear in the operations of the MRO facility.
Emmanuel, who said that the facility which is 70 per cent completed, would commence services as soon as the state government reached agreement with a willing operator of the facility.
He said: “We are willing as a state to give a whole lot of concession to whoever will come in, in terms of equity, sharing, and we can also forgo our goodwill probably because of what we’ve invested in the project so far.”
The governor said that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, during his last visit, had given assurance of partnership for the maintenance of aircraft in its fleet and expressed optimism that the Air Marshal will make good his promise.
“We want that assurance that at least the regional flight here, all those aircrafts will be maintained here because this is one asset that activity must bring revenue and revenue is what will bring sustenance and return of whatsoever investment that we are making.” He stated.
Earlier, Attah who spoke on the viability of the MRO facility, described it as revenue earning and employment generation venture embarked upon by the state government and urged the state administration to expedite action on the completion of the facility as well as selection of Operator.





He explained that the acquisition of Aircrafts by the Federal Government and private operators has expanded the aviation industry thereby making it viable for the MRO services.

The former Governor regretted the absence of major MRO facility in Airports in the West and Central African region, pointing out that the situation has skyrocketed the cost of maintaining aircrafts in the region.



Dispelling media report of no feasibility study on the project, Obong Attah said feasibility study had been undertaken and reviewed before the then Minister of Aviation encouraged the state to build the MRO to provide services to Air line operators .
He said the report has provided suggestions on the way forward for the management of the MRO facility.



On Obong Attah’s delegation were the Chairman of Ibom International Airport Development Company, Otuekong Idongesit Nkanga, former Ibom International Airport Project Coordinator, Engr. Ime Ekanem, Consultant on the Airport Project, Captain Mfon Udom, Board Members of the Ibom Airport Development Company including Mr Nsima Uwak, Rt. Hon. Peter Linus Umoh and Distinguished Senator Anietie Okon.

Source: new telegraph

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Bolloré Africa Logistics–PowerChina International Group Limited Consortium (the “BolloréPowerChina Consortium”) has emerged the preferred bidder for the Ibom Deep Seaport Project (IDSP). This selection followed a rigorous evaluation process conducted by the Evaluation Committee convened by the IDSP Ministerial Project Development and Steering Committee (MPDSC) on competing bids received in response to the IDSP Request for Proposal (RFP). China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. emerged as the reserved bidder.

The Honourable Minister of Transportation has approved the IDSP project to proceed to the next stage of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) procurement process which is negotiation with the preferred bidder with the view to work out the investment and concession details.

Bolloré Africa Logistics, Africa’s leading port operator, is a part of French-based Bolloré Transport & Logistics (Bolloré). Bolloré is a global port operator with 18 container terminal concessions (in Europe, Africa, India, Asia and the Americas), 27 general cargo and bulk terminals, 7 RoRo terminals, 25 multimodal platforms and dry port concessions and one barging concession. Bolloré ranks among the top-20 port operators in the world, according to the 2017 Drewry Global Container Terminal Operator ranking. PowerChina International Group Limited is the international business headquarters and the core business centre of Power Construction Corporation of China which is the world’s top hydropower, electric power, and infrastructure construction group.

“On behalf of the Akwa Ibom State Government (AKSG), I thank the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) and the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) for giving full and unstinting support to the AKSG throughout the IDSP PPP procurement process, including the recently concluded RFP bids opening and evaluation milestones which saw to the selection of the Preferred and Reserved Bidders”. said Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) who spoke on behalf on His Excellency Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State.

The SSG added “The AKSG is unwavering in its determination and will work in tandem with the FMOT and NPA to realize the IDSP. Upon its completion, the IDSP is poised to bring smart, world class port handling capacity to the doorsteps of Akwa Ibom State and to serve the cargo handling demand of the West and Central African countries, States in the South-South as well as South East regions of Nigeria. We are confident that the IDSP will be pivotal to the economic development of the State and the surrounding regions,”

Speaking on the project, the Ag. DG of ICRC, Engr. Chidi Izuwah said “the IDSP is one of the PPP projects that we are very proud of. The seaport will form part of an integrated industrial city to help foster economic development of the country as transportation is key to national development”.

“The seaport is near the South-South and South-East regions and will drive the economic transformation and empowerment of Nigerians with a multiplier effect that will create massive employment for the country’s teeming population. It’s circle of economic influence is expected to extend radially to the North Central, North Eastern and North Western zones”.

He noted also that the next steps for the project will be a due diligence on the preferred proponent and extensive negotiations after which a Full Business Case (FBC) will be submitted by the FMOT to ICRC for the issuance of an FBC compliance certificate. The FBC compliance certificate will be presented for approval of the Federal Executive Council.

*About the IDSP PPP Procurement Process*

The Ibom Deep Seaport Project is a landmark Public Private Partnership (PPP) port infrastructure project to spearhead Nigeria’s economic reform and transformation programme. The IDSP PPP procurement was approved by the Federal Executive Council in May 2015 and followed the ICRC procurement rules. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) was issued in January 2018. A total of eight ( RFQ applications were received when the RFQ closed in March 2018, out of which three (3) applicants were shortlisted as Bidders to proceed to the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage. The RFP was issued in April 2018 and closed in September 2018, with a Pre-Bid Conference held in June 2018 during the RFP period. Opening of the competing bids received was conducted in September 2018 in accordance with due process in the presence of the bidders, the ICRC and invited press.

Thereafter, rigorous evaluation of the bids was conducted in line with international best practices which culminated in the selection of Bolloré–PowerChina Consortium as the Preferred Bidder and China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. as the Reserved Bidder. The next stage is negotiation with the Preferred Bidder which will be conducted in compliance with all extant rules stipulated by the IDSP Ministerial Project Development and Steering Committee (MPDSC).

The Ibom Deep Seaport is strategically located in the South East of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria (a leading oil and gas producing state in Nigeria). The 2,565 hectares greenfield port area, integrated within the Ibom Industrial City (IIC) – a Free Trade Zone replete with fiscal incentives, is designed to berth New Panamax Class vessels with channel depth (18.24m); turning basin and berth depth (16.72m); and quay length of about 7.5 km upon completion. Operations is expected to commence in 2021.

Source
Mfon Ekong
Chairperson, TC-IDSP
mfon@idsp.ak.gov.ng

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Xaos:
As a Nigerian, if you have not witness a fight between a conductor and a driver please do get a DNA test now.

Point of correction, Lagosian. Not all states are that raz nau

cardoctor:
So what's d big deal here. Rolls Royce Phantom wey be like pure water all over the world. One comes in here and its like Eyo masquerade in Akwa Ibom.

The big deal is that this particular rolls Royce model hasn't reached most parts of the world.

emmabest2000:
Buhari frustration has finally hit Anicheba Victor






Money talk aka ......

This one hundred naira too neat come be like fake

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[quote author=Manpoly post=72153596][/quote]Lol, funny enough I was in the stadium on the day of the Libyan match and the beauty of the stadium caught my attention so I just happened to snap it before I even across you.

Ekpekus:
The pitch dey bounce the ball like kilode

You people wanted green pitch nau, enjoy the synthetic pitch. Some people were abusing the Uyo pitch already.

fayvoor:
It's artificial turf

Help me tell them oh, and natural grass is kinda superior to synthetic grass and kinda expensive to maintain which is what Uyo stadium uses.

Manpoly:
chai see aw stadium is fascinating .....unlike that sandy soil we played first leg....we need serious help in this country

I believe you would have said, see how fascinating the grass is cos the Tunisia structure is not fascinating as when compared to the one in Uyo Nigeria. The stadium in Uyo is magnificent as compared to the one I see here, so cut your country some slack. I believe the grass can be improved upon.

enshi:
So even with the money and fame, we shall all still die??

What then is the struggle for

To have a comfortable life while on earth

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elitejosef:
Nigeria and Dubai who get money pass?

That's not a fair comparison, that's like asking if a state has more money than country( tho some actually have). A better comparison will be who has more money between Nigeria and united Arab Emirates because Dubai is not a country but Nigeria is. Even if Nigeria has more money than the UAE, it's population size is humongous so the money might not be really felt compared to the UAE. It's just like sharing 1000 within 500 people(Nigeria), and sharing 1000 within 50 people(UAE)

nextstep:
It's funny that you think Atiku made this decision in a vacuum ... at his service are are at least a dozen astute political players (from all over Nigeria) with whom he's done the math. I'd assume their opinions are a little informed than any of us commentators (most of who cannot even win estate chairman elections)

Lol at estate chairman elections

Smile4daddy:
I'm stil waiting 4 the day I will enter a plane�then once we get to the skies, I will escape tru the back door and enter heaven. Planet Earth Struggling Nor Be Here.

Your village people are calling you

Yankee101:
Uyo is steadily becoming a football destination. This is how states can carve niches for themselves and become self sufficient

True, akwa ibom's investment in sports will pay off in the long run.

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Shelumiel:
Oga, Akapbio did nothing. It is a fact we all acknowledge (except you want to deceive yourself ).

Maybe your definition of nothing is different from what we all know

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