{"id":74078,"date":"2025-08-25T06:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T06:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=74078"},"modified":"2025-08-25T06:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T06:06:08","slug":"julius-berger-resumes-work-on-abuja-centenary-city-after-11-year-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/08\/25\/julius-berger-resumes-work-on-abuja-centenary-city-after-11-year-hiatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Julius Berger Resumes Work on Abuja Centenary City After 11-Year Hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has resumed infrastructure development at the Abuja Centenary City, officially restarting construction work after an 11-year hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>The move follows the signing of the contract for Phase One of the project\u2019s primary infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2014, the Abuja Centenary City is envisioned as a premium lifestyle and investment hub featuring five-star hotels, luxury residences, a commerce centre, the Centenary International Convention Centre, the Mall of Africa, and a championship golf course.<\/p>\n<p>At the contract signing, Managing Director of Abuja Centenary City, Dr. Odenigwe Ike Michaels, said Julius Berger was selected for its proven record of excellence.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the company to surpass expectations, describing the project as Abuja\u2019s flagship urban renewal initiative designed to attract global investment.<\/p>\n<p>Julius Berger\u2019s Managing Director, Dr. Peer Lubasch, described the Centenary City as \u201cmore than just an urban project,\u201d but a driver of jobs, international business, and modern living in the FCT.<\/p>\n<p>He noted the firm\u2019s involvement since the project\u2019s conception in 2014 and reiterated their commitment to its success.<\/p>\n<p>The newly signed contract covers the construction of a 4.31-kilometre international-standard dual carriageway with integrated utilities.<\/p>\n<p>Lubasch explained that the road would serve as the first major artery of the development, unlocking access to its initial phase and laying the groundwork for future expansion.<\/p>\n<p>He further reaffirmed Julius Berger\u2019s track record of delivering durable infrastructure across Nigeria and pledged that the Centenary City would meet world-class standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has resumed infrastructure development at the Abuja Centenary City, officially restarting construction work after an 11-year hiatus. The move follows the signing of the contract for Phase One of the project\u2019s primary infrastructure. Launched in 2014, the Abuja Centenary City is envisioned as a premium lifestyle and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":74079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-74078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74078"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74080,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74078\/revisions\/74080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}