President Bola Tinubu has launched the Sales Office and Experience Centre for the multi billion dollar Abuja City Walk development, framing the project as proof of his administration’s commitment to keeping Nigeria open and safe for both local and foreign investment.
Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the launch, Tinubu described the 250 hectare development, sited along the international airport corridor, as one of the most ambitious private sector investment projects in Nigeria’s history and a project that would become the country’s foremost gateway to the world, inspired by developments like Dubai City Walk but adapted to Nigeria’s own environment and aspirations. We are not just opening a building, he said, we are unveiling the window to a multi billion dollar future, we are presenting a tangible manifestation of our Renewed Hope Agenda, sculpted in concrete, innovation, and unwavering determination, adding that the experience centre proves the administration executes its promises rather than simply making them. He said sustainable national development depends on strong collaboration between government and the private sector, calling the project a shining example of what happens when political will meets private sector expertise and capital, and noted that granting the corridor Free Trade Zone status has eliminated trade friction and created fertile ground for regional commerce, medical tourism, premium retail and high end hospitality investment.
Tinubu reaffirmed his government’s commitment to protecting both domestic and international capital, saying legal, physical and financial frameworks are continuously being optimised to guarantee returns and eliminate unnecessary administrative bottlenecks, and commended FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for reviving the previously dormant Abuja Technology Village corridor through decisive land administration reform. For 20 years, the Abuja Technology Village corridor lay dormant, he said, today, through aggressive land administration reforms and the eradication of bureaucratic inertia, it is being transformed into a bustling construction hub, declaring that his administration has put a permanent end to Abuja’s era of land speculation and abandoned mega projects. We have made it clear that land is an asset for rapid development, not an instrument for developmental retrogression and speculative hoarding, he said, charging the FCT Administration and project developer Link Development to ensure the launch translates quickly into physical construction on site. This experience centre is an invitation to be a part of Nigeria’s future, he said, it is a physical declaration that we possess the courage to conceive big dreams and the discipline to bring them to life.
Wike called the launch a realisation of one of the Tinubu administration’s central objectives, attracting foreign direct investment and creating jobs for Nigerians, arguing that while government’s job is providing an enabling environment, citizens must do their part by supporting policies that ensure continuity and sustainability. Link Development Executive Director Kassim Gidado described the 250 hectare site as featuring a Google Tech Village, a Knowledge Park with two universities, healthcare facilities, city walk malls, five star hotels, exhibition centres, residential communities, parks, police and fire stations, places of worship and what is projected to become West Africa’s largest indoor multipurpose arena, along with recreational spots and a green corridor, all designed to create a modern, climate responsive, walkable mixed use district, a city within the city of Abuja, that positions the capital as a leading destination for global investment. BroadGate Development Group Chief Executive and Abuja City Walk Project Manager Peter John Young said the project would usher in a new era of global urban design, pledging the firm would work with the Nigerian government to deliver a destination capable of redefining urban development across Africa.
