The Abuja Centenary City Project will gulp N2.4 trillion ($18.6 billion).
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Eagle Hills, the official
developer of the city, Mohammed Al-Abbar, who disclosed this while
speaking at the ceremony, also hinted that the city is expected to be
completed within 10 years.
Speaking at the event, President Goodluck Jonathan, who performed the
ground breaking ceremony, noted that the centenary city will kick off
with a 10-storey building and added that the concept of the city will
include presidential archives.