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viewing terraces and one presidential lounge for 50 guests. All functional and secondary areas are accommodated in the entrance building which provides a gross floor area of approximately 25,000 m. This building is arranged below the concourse level which serves as the spectators‘ distribution level and provides several kiosks, banks, first aid stations and toilets. The structure of the stadium is a combination of in situ and precast concrete elements. There are 36 towers supporting the upper tier and the roof structure. These towers are founded on 140 bored piles with diameters of 1.30 m and 1.50 m in a depth of 8.00 m to 30.00 m. Precast concrete elements varying between 13 and 15 meters in length are placed between the towers, forming the spectator stands. A total of 6,300 precast elements were produced in the company's production yard 15 kilometers away. The towers are connected on the top by a 2.50 m high and 2.00 m wide hollow concrete ring beam with a wall thickness of 0.35 m. The roof structure is fixed on 36 massive concrete points to the ring-beam. For the first time in the world, the ringbeam for this kind of roof structure was made of concrete. The roof structure itself is a cable construction with a weight of 800 tons carrying a 28.000 m membrane.
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high cost of maintenance, the federal government has been seeking options for privatization of the facility. Through the Bureau of Public
Enterprises (BPE), the Federal Government of Nigeria intends to grant a concession to a sole Concessionaire who will enter into an investment commitment, and essentially operate the stadium with a primary goal of generating revenue from the proceeds of sporting events, concerts, religious activities, corporate sponsorship, corporate advertising and other promotional activities.
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National Stadium meets the requirements of the International safety standards; it is equipped with emergency service units, closed circuit security cameras as well as crowd control steel fencing. There are also stand-by fire fighting equipment and metal detectors which have been put in
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Nigeria, who owns 100% equity on the property at the moment, has faced a lot of antagonism both locally and internationally. The average estimate for annual maintenance since its inauguration has been about $ 7 million, a number considered high by many standards. Due to the
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The official commissioning of the complex was on 8 April 2003. Following its commissioning was the final leg of preparations for the games. The games that year were the largest in All Africa Games history; 6,000 athletes from 53 countries competed in 22 sports, watched over by 1,200 officials. Over
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The stadium is designed to accommodate 60,491 spectators covered by a lightweight roof construction. The main characteristics are the two overlapping spectator tiers; the lower tier accommodating 32,000 seats and the upper tier 28,000 seats. The lower tier also incorporates 56 corporate suites with
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Concessionaire has the choice of assuming the role of Facility Manager for the property encompassed in the National Stadium and the Indoor Sports Complex, or employ a firm to perform the task. The BPE will act as the monitor in the arrangement, and the Concessionaire will report to the federal
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Some citizens are however concerned about the use of the stadium for such large events. Similar events held at the
Stadium in Lagos resulted in its demise. The management of the stadium, however, intends to keep these events coming. Cost of maintenance is an issue and renting out the facility for
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in 2000 (a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the
Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa) despite having no facilities for such a major sporting event. The Federal Government of Nigeria embarked on a multimillion-dollar project for the construction of a
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Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB) has given the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) the provisional hosting rights of the 2007 World Youth Championship because of the facilities the
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had doubts as to whether the completion of the stadium was feasible before the games. However, construction went very smoothly and ended up being ahead of schedule. As a matter of fact, the stadium was scheduled to be the host center for the
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state-of-the-art stadium and games village to be completed in time to host the All Africa Games. The contract was awarded on 18 July 2000 from a choice list of about 80 different bidders. Construction of the complex was initiated.
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that took place later in 2002. Unfortunately, the stadium not being fully completed by then as well as an uprising amongst citizens especially in the northern city of
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on 8 April 2003 The first goal scored in the complex was from Shooting Stars' striker Shakiru Lawal who scored the only goal of the game after just five minutes.
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various events is a strategy that has been employed to cover these costs. There were no plans whatsoever by the former military ruler late general
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987:"Breaking: Buhari Renames Abuja National Stadium After MKO Abiola"
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which took place in October 2003. On Wednesday, 12 June 2019,
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Julius Berger Official Website for Julius Berger Nigeria PLC
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2022 Girls' African Nations Volleyball Championship U19
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1119:19 April 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2006
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1130:"COJA Boss Wants Abuja Stadium Sold"
326:Presidential suite and viewing area
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1132:. This Day (Nigeria). 4 March 2003
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341:Two scoreboards and floodlights
205:Nigerian national football team
173:Moshood Abiola National Stadium
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551:Notable football matches
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1157:Legit.ng - Nigeria news
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177:National Stadium, Abuja
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329:56 corporate suites
301:The Abuja Velodrome
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238:celebration at the
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33:View of the stadium
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213:religious
187:, in the
153:(Germany)
147:Architect
69:, Nigeria
43:Full name
2918:Under-17
2913:Under-20
2908:Under-23
2532:Managers
2449:Referees
2444:Managers
2090:Category
1979:Brila FM
1703:building
1637:Aso Rock
1560:Lokogoma
1525:Gwarimpa
1489:Kukwuaba
1439:Dakibiyu
907:See also
836:Colombia
710:Honduras
597:Honduras
399:athletes
395:Citizens
313:(IAAF).
209:cultural
95:60,000 (
83:Capacity
59:Location
2659:Players
2640:2010–19
2635:2000–09
2630:1990–99
2625:1980–89
2620:1970–79
2615:1960–69
2610:1949–59
2603:Results
2527:History
2515:General
2464:Records
2459:Seasons
2314:Super 4
1994:Economy
1617:Jukwoyi
1590:Suburbs
1581:Karsana
1569:Phase 4
1513:Phase 3
1494:Mabushi
1479:Katampe
1449:Durumi
1427:Phase 2
1403:Maitama
1373:Asokoro
1366:Phase 1
1232:12 June
1210:12 June
1188:12 June
1162:12 June
1011:12 June
891:Nigeria
794:Nigeria
776:Group B
731:Germany
714:42,900
694:Nigeria
680:14,400
656:21,300
652:Germany
636:Nigeria
621:Group A
419:England
380:Nigeria
347:Helipad
203:to the
197:stadium
193:Nigeria
158:Tenants
108:Surface
97:Nigeria
2541:Venues
2454:Venues
2406:Venues
2348:Awards
1974:Max FM
1597:Dawaki
1530:Kabusa
1454:Gaduwa
1444:Duboyi
1398:Guzape
1382:Garki
1269:Photos
1260:Photos
1251:Photos
895:60,000
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856:40,000
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814:35,200
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738:3,090
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617:19,560
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580:Round
574:Team 2
571:Result
568:Team 1
541:Rwanda
440:Ibadan
436:soccer
425:1,500
415:London
411:Kaduna
211:, and
195:. The
131:Opened
2930:Women
2866:Ghana
2369:Lists
2323:Women
2264:Women
2194:Women
2020:Sport
1984:Films
1612:Mpape
1607:Lugbe
1602:Kubwa
1555:Dakwo
1550:Nbora
1535:Karmo
1504:Wuye
1499:Utako
1484:Kaura
1407:Wuse
1352:Abuja
1288:Seoul
1060:(PDF)
899:Final
852:Spain
772:4,250
505:Lagos
473:Islam
444:Akure
384:Abuja
335:Banks
185:Abuja
112:Grass
63:Abuja
2834:2023
2829:2021
2824:2019
2818:2013
2812:2010
2807:2008
2802:2006
2797:2004
2792:2002
2787:2000
2781:1994
2775:1992
2770:1990
2765:1988
2760:1984
2755:1982
2749:1980
2743:1978
2738:1976
2733:1963
2717:2018
2712:2014
2707:2010
2702:2002
2697:1998
2692:1994
2211:U-17
2206:U-20
2180:U-17
2175:U-20
1746:The
1540:Kafe
1474:Kado
1469:Jahi
1464:Jabi
1459:Gudu
1302:2009
1234:2019
1212:2019
1190:2019
1164:2019
1138:2009
1090:2020
1043:2014
1013:2019
565:Date
471:and
397:and
201:home
134:2003
126:2000
2903:Men
2297:Men
2233:Men
2154:Men
1576:Idu
1271:at
1262:at
1253:at
879:1–0
840:0–1
798:5–0
756:1–0
735:3–1
698:1–0
677:2–1
640:3–3
601:0–1
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191:of
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67:FCT
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