Niger State SURE-P to Build Three Star Hotel at N436m

The Subsidy Re-investment Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) has concluded move to partner with the Niger State Development Company (NSDC) to construct a Three Star Hotel at the cost of N436 million.

The state SURE-P Director General, Alhaji Hassan Nuhu, said at the weekend in Minna that the effort was initiated to create employment for youths.

He said that contract for the hotel had been awarded to Fourth Dimension Limited, adding the project was expected to be completed in 10 months and handed to the state government.

Nuhu said: “The contract has been awarded to a reputable firm that has track record of performance for the construction of a Three Star Hotel to add value to Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi Conference Centre.”

Under the arrangement, the SURE-P will provide 70 per cent of the cost while the Niger State Development Company will provide 30 per cent balance of the cost of the project.

He said: “ But we will not embark on any ground breaking ceremony, rather we have instructed the contractor to keep the work schedule so that the project is completed with the 10 months period effective from October 1, 2013 so that the July 2014 handover and inauguration date is achieved.”