Banana Island

Banana Island is an artificial island in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located in the Lagos Lagoon and attached to the South-western Ikoyi Island by a dedicated road strip which is linked to the existing road network. It was constructed by HiTech, the construction arm of the Chagoury Group and is a joint venture with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works and Housing [ [http://www.chagouryconstruction.com/bananaisland.html The Chagoury Group Construction Division - Projects ] ] [www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=88690&printer_friendly=1] .

The banana-shaped Island is approximately 1,630,000 square metres in size (less than a square mile) and is divided into 536 plots (of between 1000 and 4000 square metres in size) mainly arranged along cul-de-sacs, so designed to enhance the historically residential nature of Ikoyi [ [http://www.chagouryconstruction.com/bananaisland.html The Chagoury Group Construction Division - Projects ] ] . Residents are provided world class utilities including underground electrical systems (versus the overhead cabling common throughout Lagos), an underground water supply network, a central sewage system and treatment plant, and street lighting and satellite telecommunications networks. [www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/exquisiteproperty/2004/may/10/equisite-may10-001.htm]

The developers also intend to develop a main piazza, a club-house, a primary and secondary school, a fire and police station and a medical clinic. They are also negotiating to build a 5-star hotel on the island, along with an array of smaller Guest Houses.

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