Chagoury group
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Founded in 1971 by Gilbert R. Chagoury
Gilbert R. Chagoury
Gilbert Ramez Chagoury is a Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, diplomat and philanthropist. Chagoury was born to Lebanese immigrant parents in Lagos, Nigeria...

 and Ronald Chagoury, the Chagoury Group is headquartered in West Africa. The portfolio of activities include construction and property development, flour mills, water bottling and purification, glass manufacturing, insurance, hotels, furniture manufacturing, telecommunications, transportation, IT, catering and international financing.

Real Estate Development

Projects include the Eko Atlantic City
Eko Atlantic City
Eko Atlantic city is a planned district of Lagos, Nigeria, being constructed on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean. Located on Lagos’ Bar Beach, the proposed development is anticipating upon completion 400,000 residents and 250,000 commuters flowing daily to the new island...

, located next to Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria. The project will be built on reclaimed land that has been lost to coastal erosion.

Industrial Division

The Grands Moulins du Bénin Flour Mill began production in 1972 and now produces 250 metric tons of wheat flour per day, with wheat imported from France and the USA.

Projects include: Port Harcourt Flour Mills; Ideal Flour Mills; Nigerial Eagle Flour Mills; Niger Delta Flour Mills; Tin Can Island; Ragolis Waters; Glassforce; Pirotech; Silhouette Furniture.

Construction Division

C & C Construction Company Limited was the first company within the construction division of the Chagoury Group of companies. Projects completed include: Ideal Flour Mills; Nigerian Eagle Flour Mills; Tin Can Island Grain Receiving Facility and associated Storage Silos; The State Security Headquarters Building in Abuja, Nigeria; A housing, school and leisure complex for Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited; a foreshore development project in Osborne Road, Ikoyi. Current projects include: Ocean Parade Towers, a luxury residential development on Banana Island
Banana Island
Banana Island is an artificial island in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located in the Lagos Lagoon and attached to the North-Eastern Ikoyi Island by a dedicated road strip which is linked to the existing road network...

 in Lagos Lagoon
Lagos Lagoon
Lagos Lagoon is a lagoon sharing its name with the city of Lagos, Nigeria, the second largest city in Africa, which lies on its south-western side...

; The Nigerian Defence Academy
Nigerian Defence Academy
The Nigerian Defence Academy at Kaduna is the only Military University in Nigeria.The NDA was established in January 1964 as a reformation of the British run Royal Military Forces Training College , which had been renamed the Nigerian Military Training College on independence...

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ITB Construction is a civil engineering and construction company headquartered in Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

 and has a regional facility in Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...

. The company focuses on the construction of residential and industrial buildings. The company also manufactures pilings and provides electro-mechanical services and product, including generators. Completed projects include: The National Assembly Complex in Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...

; A residential development project of 13 floors on Victoria Island
Victoria Island
Victoria Island is an island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the eighth largest island in the world, and at is Canada's second largest island. It is nearly double the size of Newfoundland , and is...

; and the design and construction of a staff housing complex of 800 units for client ALSCON's Aluminium Smelter Plant. Current projects include: Intercontinental Hotel on Victoria Island
Victoria Island
Victoria Island is an island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the eighth largest island in the world, and at is Canada's second largest island. It is nearly double the size of Newfoundland , and is...

with 19 floors this will be the tallest building on the island); a new HQ for Magnum Trust Bank of Nigeria; and the new headquarters and office complex for TOTAL oil company in Port Harcourt.

Hitech Construction was founded in 1988, the civil engineering company specializes in general infrastructure projects including road works, street lighting, railways, drainage systems, bridges, dams, earthworks, asphalt overlay, water supply, irrigation schemes, dredging, and marine installations. Hitech's clients include: the Aluminium Smelting Company of Nigeria; the Federal Ministry of Works; Abia State
Abia State
Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia, although the major commercial city is Aba, formerly a British colonial government outpost. The state was created in 1991 from part of Imo State and its citizens are predominantly Igbo people...

 Government; Bayelsa State
Bayelsa State
Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. Its capital is Yenagoa. The language spoken here is Ijaw language and dialects of the Ijaw language such as Nembe, Atissa, Akassa, Ogbia, etc. However, like the rest of Nigeria,...

 Government; Lagos State
Lagos State
Lagos State is an administrative division of Nigeria, located in the southwestern part of the country. The smallest in area of Nigeria's states, Lagos State is the most populous state in Nigeria and arguably the most economically important state of the country and west Africa, containing Lagos, the...

 Government; and Nigerian Breweries
Nigerian Breweries
Nigerian Breweries Plc, incorporated in 1946, is the pioneer and largest brewing company in Nigeria. Its first bottle of beer, STAR Lager, rolled off the bottling lines of its Lagos Brewery in June 1949. Other breweries were subsequently commissioned by the company, including Aba Brewery in 1957,...

 PLC.

Completed projects include a sea wall along Bar Beach, on Victoria Island
Victoria Island
Victoria Island is an island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the eighth largest island in the world, and at is Canada's second largest island. It is nearly double the size of Newfoundland , and is...

. This is the first project of its kind in Africa to use advanced 'x-blocs', enormous x-shaped concrete blocks designed to dissipate the energy of waves.

Fleetwood Transportation was established in 1989 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, the company operates a fleet of trucks including grain carriers, flatbed, sided and tipper trucks. Fleetwood is a member of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO).

Healthcare Division

Established in 1991, the Ideal Eagle Hospital is a small private medical facility in Lagos. Although mainly serving employees of the Chagoury Group, the hospital is also retained by a number of Nigerian based multinational companies, including Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...

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Hotels and Catering

Properties include Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

; Hotel Presidential in Port Hartcourt, Nigeria; and Courdeau Catering.
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