KWSG to Rebrand Kwara Hotel

Date: 2018-06-28

The Kwara State government has announced plans to redevelop, rebrand and reposition it's iconic Kwara Hotel into 3 and 4-star hotels under a Public-Private Partnership(PPP) arrangement.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday at the Government house, Ilorin following the State Executive Council meeting.

The meeting, which was chaired by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, noted that despite the huge potential of Kwara Hotel which opened in 1975, it was underperforming due to challenges regarding management and operations.

The government said the reason for the rebranding is to revive and reposition the hotel, and make it profitable for the benefit of the government and the people of the State while sustaining a cultural brand for the state.

Akorede disclosed that the two wings of Kwara Hotel will be managed by Novotel Hotels and Resorts and Ibis Hotel, both under AccorHotels, a globally renowned French hospitality group which owns manages and franchises hotels and resorts across the world. He added that after rebranding, the hotels will be the first 3 and 4 star rated hotels in Kwara State

He stressed that while the Kwara state government will still retain the ownership of the hotels while under Accor management, Kwarans will be invited to invest and get significant returns on their investment through crowd funding, which he said has been successfully utilised for project funding in Europe, the Middle East and other parts of the world.

The SSA Media added that to woo investors, especially Kwarans, the government will embark on road shows in Kwara, Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and overseas where there are significant numbers of Kwarans.

Furthermore, Akorede said in order to increase the ease of doing business in the State, council approved the digitalization of land administration to improve access to land acquisition and documentation.

He disclosed that the government is currently conducting mass enumeration of households to gather data for planning purposes as well as rural and urban renewal.

Also, the council at its meeting received the report of the Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund (IF-K) between December 2016 - December 2017.

Akorede said the report shows that N11b was expended on infrastructure within a year under IFK. He said the sum of N4.9b was spent on existing project obligations and N6.07 on new projects.

Also speaking at the briefing, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mallam Ishak Mohammed Sabi said the council received reports on ongoing road construction across the State.

Sabi said council also approved variation of the contract sums for Geri Alimi Split Diamond Underpass from N2.9b to N3.6b, dualisation of the Kulende-Oke-Ose-UITH from N2.38b to N3.47b and the construction of Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara road from N2.15b to N2.36b

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Okanlawon Taiwo     Oke-Ode     Rueben Parejo     Hussein Olokooba     Osinbajo     Alore     Olaoye B. Felix     Danladi     James Ayeni     Obayomi Azeez     Timothy Akangbe     Isiaka Oniwa     Kolawole Bashirat     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Quareeb Islamic Association     Balogun Ajikobi     Owode Market     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     SAPZ Project     Abiodun Oyedepo     Bolaji Abdullahi     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Kayode Ishola     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Salman Suleiman     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Col. Taiwo     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Sardauna     Folaranmi Aro     Kale Kawu     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     NaAllah     Maryam Nurudeen     Durbar     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Ibrahim Oniye     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Okin High School     Ishaq Oloyede     CACOVID     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Ilorin Amusement Park     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Kaosarah Adeyi     Hijab     Oyedepo     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Kamoru Kadiri     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Olayinka Are     Kwara TV     KSIRS     Ayobami Akanbi     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Kayode Ogunlowo     Kwara State Polytechnic     Nigerian Medical Association     Okedare     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Bamikole Omishore     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Olupako     Wahab Egbewole     Bello Abubakar     Femi Oladiji     Maryam Ado Bayero    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Gwanara     Wahab Issa     Muslim Cementary     NaAllah     Ashiru     Kuliyan Geri     Talaka Parapo     Bayer AG     Aliyu Adebayo     Tunde Saad     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Tunde Oyawoye     Bello Oyedepo     JSSCE     Jebba     Saduki Lafiagi     Biliaminu Aliu     IFK     NURTW     REO CAKES     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Stephen Fasakin     Fatimoh Lawal     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Ali Ahmad     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Popo-Igbonna     Student Learning Support Helpline     Babata     Okeose Christian Cementary     Amuda Musbau     Adedipe     Patience Jonathan     Old Oyo     Olabanji Orilonishe     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     2017 Budget     Kwara Metro Park     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Share     Salihu Yahaya     Bature Bello     Micheal Imoudu     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Bashirat Bola Bello     Bahago     Rashidi Yekini     Amos Bajeh     Isiaka Gold     Rueben Parejo     Akanbi-Oke     Omotoso     Umar Ayinla Saro     High Court     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Budo-Egba     Dan Masanin     Post-utme     KFA     Risikat Lawal     ARMTI     KWASSIP     Balogin Alanamu     Adeniyi Ojo     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Yaru     Aliyu Muyideen     Yusuf Badmus     Olushola Saraki     Balogun Fulani     Kwarareports.com     All Peoples Party     Oke-Kura     Folajimi Aleshinloye