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Festac Town To Undergo Transformation Soon

Good news to us all. Our habitat and place of abode which has been neglected for so many years is about to have a face-lift and transformation .

Since 1977 when our wonderful housing Estate was developed , there has been no major move by the government to make things better but that is a story of the past .

The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Managing Director, Prof. Mohammed Al-Amin said under the initiative, projects to be worked on have been prioritised, based on the estate’s age. FESTAC TOWN, he said, is among the first generation of estates that deserve FHA’s attention.

 Prof. Mohammed Al-Amin
Prof. Mohammed Al-Amin

He said many issues would be resolved before the project starts, adding that for instance, there were issues of non- payment of statutory fees, allocations Read More »Festac Town To Undergo Transformation Soon

Drug Suspect Gets N10m Bail From Lagos High Court

10 Million Naira Bail ? Wow

A resident of Festac Town , Mr Ntoruka Chinedu a business man who was standing trial for  Suspected Hard Drug Trafficking has been granted N10million bail by a Federal High Court in Lagos on for allegedly importing 6.2kg of cocaine into the country.

Mr Chinedu whose residence of abode was given as 402, C Close, Festac Town, Lagos, and standing trial on unlawful possession of illicit drug was arraigned by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

ntoruka emmanuel chinedu (1)
Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu

Mr Chinedu was one of the  3 passengers arrested Read More »Drug Suspect Gets N10m Bail From Lagos High Court

Sub Division Of Festac Town

Festac Town is a huge Housing estate , one of the oldest estates in Lagos State Nigeria. Festac Town is sub-divided into 7 Avenues which are 1st Avenue 2nd Avenue 3rd Avenue 4th Avenue 5th Avenue 6th Avenue 7th Avenue Festac Extension. Apart from these Subdivisions, The Local Government has also divided Festac into 3 communities. So find out your community here. Community 1 –… Read More »Sub Division Of Festac Town

Festac Town : History and Background

This might seem boring but this is an article you just have to read as it informs you about how Festac Town came about.

In 1977 there was a huge festival hosted in Nigeria, this was the Second world Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) which is where the name was culled from. This festival was bigger than the First festival which held in Dakar , Senegal as most of the African countries as at 1977 had gained independence from colonial control.

festac 77

This huge Housing estate was initially built to accommodate participants of this festival. Festac town was originally named Festival Town till the name FESTAC was known.

This festival was initially meant to Read More »Festac Town : History and Background