News | Alaro City

18 May
2020

Omar Gardens puts down roots at Alaro City

Leading horticulture and landscape company Omar Gardens has joined a growing list of multinational and local businesses building facilities in Alaro City, Lagos State’s new city in the Lekki Free Zone. From its new office in Alaro City, Omar Gardens will design and implement landscaping and open spaces throughout the master planned development. Following January’s […]

24 April
2020

Rendeavour To Feed 10,000 People Daily During Lagos Lockdown

Rendeavour, Africa’s largest private city developer and partner to the Lagos State Government on the Alaro City project, has taken a cue from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Daily Food Kitchen Programme. Rendeavour will roll out the largest private sector-led free food programme in Lagos that will provide food for 10,000 people daily as part of additional […]

30 March
2020

Alaro City rolls out initiatives to assist Lagos

Alaro City, the new satellite city being built in the Lekki Free Zone, has commenced various initiatives to assist the Lagos State battle the COVID-19 pandemic and support Lagos residents during the crisis. The distribution of relief items for targeted communities in the state commenced last week with the donation of 500 bags of rice […]

13 March
2020

Mantrac expands operations with move to Alaro City

Mantrac Nigeria has joined a growing list of multinational and local businesses building their facilities at Alaro City. The authorised dealer representatives of Caterpillar, the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturer, Mantrac will build their storage facility on about two hectares of land. This comes after January’s launch of the largest ready-to-eat therapeutic foods factory in […]

2 March
2020

Epe residents benefit from borehole donated by Alaro City

Residents of Epe have commended Rendeavour, developers of Alaro City in the Lekki Free Zone, for the borehole water project recently donated to the community by the company during the 20th anniversary of their monarch, Oba Kamorudeen Animashaun, the Oloja of Epe Kingdom. “Before now, we used to trek for a long distance to be […]

21 February
2020

Epe Monarch honours Rendeavour CEO and Chairman with Chieftaincy Titles

His Royal Majesty, Oba Kamorudeen Animashaun, the Oloja of Epe Kingdom, has honoured top executives of Rendeavour, developers of Alaro City in the Lekki Free Zone, with chieftaincy titles to reward the firm’s contributions to job creation and community development in his domain. Frank Mosier, the Chairman of Rendeavour, was awarded the chieftaincy title of […]

31 January
2020

Alaro City welcomes new wave of investments in Lagos State

On the one-year anniversary of the launch of Alaro City in Lekki Free Zone, Rendeavour announced a new wave of investments in Lagos State, with the commencement of operations of Ariel Foods, a multinational therapeutic food producer, and multi-sector investments in housing, soap and detergent production, construction materials and equipment, media and energy. Lagos State […]

23 October
2019

Covenant University student wins Design Week Lagos prize

Carlton Oke, an architecture student at Covenant University, is the winner of the Architecture Prize for an Airport Masterplan for Lekki at the recently concluded Design Week Lagos. Design Week Lagos is an annual event aimed at promoting creativity in Lagos by bringing together the city’s thinkers, practitioners, retailers and educators to deliver a diverse celebration […]

3 October
2019

Rendeavour launches #RenWoman gender empowerment initiative

Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder, has launched RenWoman, an initiative to empower women and narrow the gender gap in Africa. The launch took place in New York City in conjunction with the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) and the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU). RenWoman’s mission is to create an […]

19 September
2019

Nigeria’s benchmark for innovative infrastructure and design

Alaro City, the inclusive, mixed-use city-scale development in the Lekki Free Zone, has adopted innovative infrastructure building systems that serve as a benchmark for new cities in Nigeria. Alaro City is currently building its first 3.5km road – a four-lane, asphalt thoroughare with a four-metre median that has adopted modern best practices and delivered an efficient drainage system. Speaking to […]