We are pleased to announce that the reclamation of the access road has been completed and visitors can now drive directly from the end of Freedom Road to the Island. The Island was linked on 8 December 2015. The new road has views of the lagoon on both sides. Even though the Island has been linked, it is still work in progress. Sand filling will continue in order to attain the right width and levels.
Reclamation of the Island is still progressing with 102 hectares dredged to date.
Figure 1: View from the freedom way watersideFigure 2: View from the southern end of the island
The Chairman of Orange Island Development Company, Alhaji Musiliu Smith CFR visited the island on 9 December, accompanied by four of our non executive directors, Alhaji Waheed O. Kassim, George Nwachukwu, Chiedu Nweke and Theodore Omalu to inspect the new access road.
EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment)
Orange Island continues to be fully compliant with regulatory authorities. In November 2015, the second quarter of the Impact Mitigation Monitoring report was completed and submitted to Federal Ministry of Environment as well as Lagos State Ministry of Environment. This is an important regulatory milestone for the project.
Donation of site vehicle to Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development.
Orange Island Development Company recently donated a Toyota Hilux to the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development. The official presentation of the vehicle was made to the Commissioner, Engr. Ade Akinsanya and permanent secretary Nurudeen M. Salami by the Managing Director, Yinka Ogunsulire and Non Executive Director Lookman Durosinmi Etti.
Featured Orange Island District
The Educational Hub
The schools site is located to the south east of the island close to main access road. It measures about 5.3 hectares and is designed to house a number of educational institutions around common playing fields and sporting amenities.
Site Visits
If you are interested in visiting the Island, please call our office to book an appointment and collect an access tag. During the holidays, please collect tag from the jetty office at the start of the access road. You will need to register so please bring along a photo ID.
Office Closure
Our office will close for Christmas on 18 December 2015 and will reopen on 4 January 2016.
Orange Island continues to grow. We recently recorded an important milestone of completing 84 hectares which is 56% of the Island land mass.
Figure 1: View from the southern edge from the dredgerFigure 2: View at the outermost reach of the island Source: Tomiwa Oyebolu
Access Road
The long sought after access road that links the Freedom Road to the Island is gradually taking shape. A delay in reaching agreement with the neighbouring Lekki Foreshore on the alignment of the road slowed down the execution. Two dredgers are now dedicated to pumping sand to the access road. One dredger is working from the northern axis from the freedom road while the second dredger from near the southern tip of the Island. The access road should be completed in the first quarter of 2016.
Figure 3: Access road, view from Freedom Way
Infrastructure
Some infrastructure works will commence on the road in January 2016.
Road works
Slope stability
Placement of geotextile
Installation of pipe culverts
Street lighting
Irrigation
Drains
EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment)
In compliance with Federal Ministry of Environment guidelines, Impact Mitigation Monitoring (IMM) is being carried out on the island and this will continue throughout the life span of the project. It includes include Air Quality, Surface Water Quality, Waste Management and Hydrobiology.
Ministry of Waterfront and Infrastructure
The new Commissioner of Waterfront and Infrastructure Development Engineer Ade Akinsanya and his team visited the island on 27th October 2015 to show the Ministry’s continued support.
Featured Orange Island District
The Business Park
The Business Park, located to the south of the main entrance road, will be highly visible and will create a number of opportunities for SME’s and possible techno-industries, resulting in local job opportunities.
Sales
The sale of plots remains on hold, however, the reservation is still open for those interested in purchasing villa plots. The reservation list for commercial plots will open on the 1st of October, 2016.
To be added to the reservation list for plots, please contact Onome Akpeghagha on her mobile +2347062702023 or at onome.akpeghagha@orangeislandng.com.
Please note that in the event that you are unable to comply with your payment plan, OIDC will be constrained to refund monies paid up to the date of default less administrative fees as specified under Clause 11.3.1 of the Contract of Sale.
Website
Our website is being updated and will be back up in December. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Over a third of the island has now been dredged. The entire southern end has been completed with steady progress being made northwards to complete the island.
View from the southern edgeView at the outermost reach of the island at the dredge head
Access Road
The dredging of the main access road has commenced. The road will measure about 1 kilometre from the Freedom Way intersection and is conceived as a 4-lane, tree lined avenue that will usher visitors and residents into the Island when completed.
Community
As it’s overall corporate responsibility programme, Orange Island Development Company (OIDC) has continued to work with the local community. There is a good mutual understanding about the importance of infrastructure development as a part of the evolving megacity. The Company is creating programs for employment, education and healthcare focusing on women, children and young adults.
Milestones
April 2014: ‘Approval in Principle’ of Master Plan obtained from the Lagos State Government Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.
Featured Orange Island District
Central Park and Townhouses
The Central Park should accommodate a variety of public facilities and due to the extent of the open-space, facilitate a number of higher-density residential apartment’s overlooking the park towards the south.
Sales
We unfortunately have had to place a hold on sales at this time. A reservation has been opened for those interested in purchasing plots. To be added to the reservation list for plots, please contact Onome Akpeghagha on her mobile +234 706 270 2023 or at onome.akpeghagha@orangeislandng.com. Alternatively, you can also send an email to info@orangeislandng.com
Refunds
Refunds have been made to subscribers who have not met payment obligations as provided for by Clause 3.3 of the Contract of Sale (in the ‘’Agreement’’).
Please note that in the event that you are unable to comply with your payment plan, OIDC will be constrained to refund monies paid to the date of default less administrative fees as specified under Clause 11.3.1 of the Contract of Sale.
Street Name Competition!!!
Name the streets of Orange Island and get the chance to win a curved LED TV.
We are in the process of naming the streets of Orange Island to help you and your friends find their way around Orange Island. What better way to name these streets than to ask for your creative ideas and suggestions!
Entrants can submit as many street name suggestions as they wish by sending suggestions to info@orangeislandng.com
The competition will run until the end of August 2015 and a winner will be announced at the end of the year.
We very much hope that everyone gets involved in this competition and comes up with engaging and interesting names.
Please note: if we get the same street names from different entrants and decide to use them, the first person who sent us the entry will win the prize.
Dredging is progressing well and we remain ahead of schedule. However, dredging stopped for routine maintenance and the Christmas break in December. There was also a disruption due to a federal regulator agency confirming the legitimacy of our dredging permits. We are happy to report that dredging restarted on 30th January.
Dredging and reclamation of the access road will commence this month.
We Have Moved!
Our offices have moved to 22 Dr. Omon Ebhomenye Off Awudu Ekpegha, Lekki Phase 1.
Milestone
November 2013 Receipt of quarry licences from Ministry of Mines and Steel Development
December 2014 Signing of agreement with Van Oord Nigeria Limited
January 2014 Signing of agreement with Lagos State Government Launched advert in This Day newspaper – commencement of sales
March 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment Public Notice advert in The Nation, The Guardian and The Punch newspapers
March/April 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment radio announcement on EKO 89.75 FM
May 2014 Money Laundering (Prohibition) Certificate from Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML)
June 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment Panel review meeting and project site visitation National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) permit
July 2014 Interim Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval
August 2014 Advert in This Day newspaper on the commencement of dredging Van Oord pontoon mobilised to the site Dredging license by Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA)
September 2014 Provisional Environmental Impact Assessment Dredging license by Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development First sands at Orange Island
Featured Orange Island District
The Yacht Club
Electricity at Orange Island
As we receive lots of questions about electricity, here is the plan for the provision of uninterrupted power for the Island.
Discussions are at an advanced stage with the Lekki Peninsula Independent Power Plant Lekki (PIPP) for the supply of power to the Island.
Lekki PIPP is a generation company (GenCo) that will supply 8.5MW of power through a 22km dedicated distribution network to critical public facilities in the Lekki, Victoria Island and Ikoyi areas of Lagos State. Using reciprocating compressed natural gas-fired engines, PIPP GenCo supplies sustainable, uninterrupted power to public water and lighting facilities specifically in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki. Power is also available for licensed commercial off-takers.
Lekki PIPP will use proven technology in the form of reciprocating, gas-fired engines, which will provide 6.5MW of uninterrupted and sustainable power all year round. That is 56,940,000 kWh per year! The fuel source will be compressed natural gas (CNG).
The Palm Islands in Dubai are perhaps the most well known, ambitious and unique of all mega real estate reclamation projects. The brainchild of Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum and erected by Al Nakheel Properties off the Dubai’s coast, the Palm Islands comprise a group of islands known as the Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and Deira Island. Together, they occupy an area of about seven million square meters.
The Palm Islands hold the distinction of being the world’s largest man-made islands and can be seen from space. The Palm Islands are the outcome of immense planning. More than 100 feasibility studies were carried out to review several major aspects of the project, such as marina design, transportation, civil engineering and technology.
Its unique design takes after a date palm with crescent on its top. The crescent that bounds the island serves as a breakwater and is made using a blend of sand, rocks and geotextile fiber. With two 328-foot openings on each side, the breakwater has the capability to resist harsh weather conditions, especially high waves in the event of storm or typhoon.
Stretching about seven kilometers into the Arabian Gulf, the Palm Islands construction has led to adding about 180 kilometers of Dubai shoreline, thereby increasing it by an incredible 166%.
It is estimated that about 100 million cubic meters of sand, in addition to seven million tons of rocks per island, has been used for the construction of this archipelago. In order to ensure that the sand will firmly hold its position, a process, known as rainbowing, was used. This entails the use of dredgers to spread the sand in its proper place.
Orange Island Development Company Limited is proud to announce the commencement of dredging works at its site. On August 2014 Van Oord Nigeria Limited mobilised the first pontoon to the site and commenced full mobilisation of equipment for dredging and reclamation works. The dredger finally arrived at the Orange Island site in early September and dredging started in earnest, a monumental milestone in the commencement of dredging works on the island.
Standing on first sands of Orange Island.
Community
Orange Island Development Company Limited has also appointed Community Liaison officers representing Itedo and Ikate communities to ensure peaceful execution of the project. The liaison officers assumed duty at the beginning of August 2014.
Milestones
November 2013 Receipt of quarry licences from Ministry of Mines and Steel Development
December 2014 Signing of agreement with Van Oord Nigeria Limited
January 2014 Signing of agreement with Lagos State Government Launched advert in This Day newspaper – commencement of sales
March 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment Public Notice advert in The Nation, The Guardian and The Punch newspapers
March/April 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment radio announcement on EKO 89.75 FM
May 2014 Money Laundering (Prohibition) Certificate from Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML)
June 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment Panel review meeting and project site visitation National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) permit
July 2014 Interim Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval
August 2014 Advert in This Day newspaper on the commencement of dredging Van Oord pontoon mobilised to the site Dredging license by Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA)
September 2014 Provisional Environmental Impact Assessment Dredging license by Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development First sands at Orange Island
The EIA Process
As we receive lots of questions about the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), here’s the process we went through.
Site visit in action
Implemented Activities January 22, 2013: EIA application with terms of reference to Federal Ministry of Environment March 7, 2013: Site verification by Federal Ministry of Environment March 22, 2013: EIA application granted by Federal Ministry of Environment March 11-17, 2013: Dry season field study July 8-14, 2013: Wet season field study January-July 2013: Stakeholders consultations January 13, 2014: Draft EISA submission March 21, 2014: Public notice/display of the EISA in 3 national newspapers: The Guardian, The Punch and The Nation April 22, 2014: Expiration of public display May 13, 2014: Public review of the EISA August 5, 2014: Interim permit to start dredging Expected: Provisional permit Expected October 2014: Final EISA, follows the inclusion of comments from the public reviews into the draft final report
The final EISA Report will be available on the website when completed.
We continue to revise the master plan as the technical investigation and design process progress. The latest zonal plan (still in progress) is presented below.
Featured Orange Island District
The Marina
The focal point of the development is marina precinct. This node will be approached along a boulevard of mixed-use developments, terminating in a ‘Village Square’. Surrounding the village square shops, restaurants, a promenade to the marina are proposed. The marina itself will be navigable and will have boat moorings to be let on annual leases.
A ferry terminal will be accommodated nearby to allow local residents to commute and ease vehicular congestion.
Introducing our Newest Consultants!
Three new consultants joined the team over the last few months.
The Via Consult Team is represented by highly experienced professional engineers that specialize in all municipal services, national roads and bridges, water purification and waste water treatment plants, structural designs, and innovative planning and design services. Via Consult offers a broad spectrum of services to meet client needs and requirements. For this reason, they work in association with electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, urban designer and architect firms, environmentalist companies, health and safety specialists.
The company is equipped to successfully plan and manage the project life cycle of major multi-disciplinary projects, from the project inception stage to the project closeout stage.
Greeff and Associates has extensive urban design experience over a period of 25 years ranging from new towns, urban re-development, spatial and master plan frameworks. These include the spatial framework for the Inner City of Pretoria, a strategic master plan for the University of Pretoria, UJ Development Framework, Technikon North-West Development Strategy, and University of Fort Hare. Recent projects include the Oubaai Golf Estate in George, hotel planning for Port Ghalib next to the Red Sea in Egypt, numerous corridor studies as well as facilities and planning for mining houses and low cost housing development.
KOA Consultants Ltd (formerly known as Kunle Ogunbayo and Associates) is an independent firm of multi-disciplinary consultants engaged in the provision of consultancy services to clients in the private and public sectors of the community. Our experience, gathered over the years, enables us to advise our clients right from the initial conception of a project, feasibility studies through the design stages to completion and commissioning. Being a multi-disciplinary firm, we are able to offer a total consultancy package to our clients. This has the added advantage of a closely coordinated solution to problems and the benefits derivable from a large pool of specialists in a large variety of professional fields.
Sales
In the first release of plots, 110 plots were sold. Another 100 plots have been put on the market at a new pre-completion price of N80,000 per square metre. Payments are spread over 36 months.
650 sqm: N57,200,000
800 sqm: N70,400,000
1,000 sqm: N88,000,000
1,200 sqm: N105,600,000
Sale prices are inclusive of 10% for agency & legal fees.
Meet Onome Akpeghagha
Marketing Executive
Email or call her with any questions, comments, or complaints.
onome.akpeghagha@orangeislandng.com
Office: 01-4543779
Mobile: 07062702023, 08170586832
Did You Know?
The Lagos Lagoon is more than 50km long and 3 to 13km wide. It is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a long sand spit 2 to 5 km wide, which has swampy margins on the lagoon side. Its surface area is approximately 6,354.7km².[1] The lagoon is fairly shallow and is not plied by ocean-going ships, but by smaller barges and boats. The lagoon receives the discharge of the Ogun River and the Osun River. It empties into the Atlantic via Lagos Harbour, a main channel through the heart of the Lagos, 0.5 km to 1 km wide and 10 km long.
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