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FOLA OSIBO, THE NEW COMMERCIAL HUB

Fola Osibo and by extension Emma Abimbola cole has gradually become the most sort after business location in Lekki phase one. Just a little over two years ago, the street was mostly residential with very few business locations situated on it. Save for the few restaurants and patisseries, the street like any other residential area within lekki phase 1 was usually a quiet place after 8pm on weekdays and weekends. So why the sudden change from a quiet residential area to a bustling commercial hub and when did this change begin? It is difficult to pin point the specific period when the street assumed the strategic business label it has garnered for itself now. Although one can trace this beginning to the redevelopment of a prized corner piece property on Babatope Bejide Crescent that now houses one of the most sought after Serviced Office providers. This development gave life to the hitherto dull ambience that initially characterized the streets and its extension Emma Abimbola Cole. Existing businesses like Seven Six and Ten interiors, Health Plus and Ideal Furniture were the only prominent nonresidential buildings that were on the street before the Springville Flexsuites development. Three years since Springville Flexsuites opened […]