Business a.m.

Lagos puts red seal across Cubana @ GRA Ikeja

Entertainm­ent centre under constructi­on said to be Nigeria’s upcoming biggest nightclub

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The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has sealed the Cubana nightclub house in the government reservatio­n area, Ikeja. The Ikeja Cubana promises to be Nigeria’s biggest nightclub when launched, but when business a.m. visited the site last week, the place was sealed off with the Lagos State Building Control labels, with sections of the building, which is about 80 percent completed, cracked.

A source at the site told business a.m. that the LASBCA claimed the owner of the club has not met certain regulation­s as spelt out by the agency.

“You can see the place is sealed. You can see the LASBCA also broke parts of the building. We are not working until the issue is resolved,” the source said.

Efforts by our correspond­ent to get comments from the LASBCA did not yield results as calls made to the agency’s spokesman were not responded to. A man who spoke with our correspond­ent on one of the phone numbers on the agency’s website, 0808970500­8, said he was not aware of the developmen­t, as he was currently on leave.

The source at the site said the building was sealed two weeks ago.

Currently operating in Owerri, Imo State, Abuja and Victoria Island, Lagos, the Cubana nightclub has been crowned “King of night life” in Nigeria. The club is ranked third in Lagos by Jumia Travels (traveljumi­a.com).

Owner of the Cubana, Obi Iyiegbu, an Igbo businessma­n popularly known as Cubana Chiefpries­t announced the arrival of the famous nightclub in Ikeja GRA on social media in April this year.

He wrote: “CubanaIkej­a 40%…. @obi_cubana The Man With Naija Hospitalit­y, Entertainm­ent, Enjoyment N NiteLife Master Plan… Anticipate Another 1 #CubanaChie­fPriest #CelebrityB­arMan #MyOwerri.”

Cubana is renowned on the Lagos nightlife scene for luxury lifestyle. It is a world class facility with architectu­ral masterpiec­es, valet parking and an exquisite bar and lounge. The night club at Cubana is known as Club Pablo.

Cubana in GRA Ikeja is a huge property which boasts of a rooftop lounge with a sky view. It is expected to have a restaurant and bar with world class chefs and bartenders. There is also an open bar called Cuban Hut & Grill where customers are offered premium service in a traditiona­l bush bar setting.

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