Nostalgia. I remember in the 1990s, the National Art Thaetre's Main Auditorium was where major entertainment events were held before the Eko Hotel Convention centre took over these days. I saw Opa Williams' Night of a Thousand Laffs on October 1st 1997 at this venue. Before Silverbird Cinema and other ones came on board in the mid 2000s, this was the major venue where new films are screened before it is released into video cassettes. Hopefully, these renovations can bring back life to this iconic venue that suffered the Nigerian menace of not maintaining public infrastructures until they decay before our very eyes.

National ttheatre is a masterpiece of architecture,hard to believe the same Nigeria that once built something like this is busy building four walls concrete in Abuja without design...😅Abuja need something like this and better,6 and 12 storey of that world trade center design and more.Thank you.

@Iamgbolahan

5 ай бұрын

Abuja truly deserves to have something of this nature, like an arena.

Thank you for gladden my heart with this video.

Thanks Mr GB for taking me to the national theatre, you are a fantastic man, this is one of the magnificent buildings in Africa, i wonder what Democracy has brought to this country except backwardness in terms of infrastructure and mentality

Great job governor sanwo olu

well done mr gbolahan

I always appreciate your videos , Gbolahan in terms of quality, independent knowledge . Good job. 👍

Thanks!

@Iamgbolahan

5 ай бұрын

Thank you… I really appreciate it.

Gbolahan go watch AFCON 😅 Nice video . always here for ur content😊

@Iamgbolahan

5 ай бұрын

Watched the AFCON at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan… will be watching the final there also..

Nigerian's major infrastructures were built by the military. These rehabilitation projects look abandoned with no workers on site and bushes already covering the sites.

@Aro_Gidigba

5 ай бұрын

the filming was most likely done on a weekend. From the looks of things a Sunday

@Iamgbolahan

5 ай бұрын

@Aro_Gidigba yes it was on a weekend.

Having a mega shopping mall around would be great.

@Iamgbolahan

5 ай бұрын

Definitely, that will be a great idea….

Well done brother 😊

@Iamgbolahan

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Good job brother. How do I reach you to send you a token for a good job you are doing?

@Iamgbolahan

5 ай бұрын

Thanks bro… check description, my details are there.

@princepelu2886

5 ай бұрын

@@Iamgbolahan okay bro

Which building is the one under construction?

@akslink3399

5 ай бұрын

the new hotel

Mam mi not bad but next time get someone with better command of the englsh language

I bet you the national theatre reconstruction will be abandon again for another 30 years. Even through your video you can see that work has stopped. Do you see anyone working on site? Certainly none. I was living in Nigeria when the National Threatre built by a Bulgeria firm was constructed and opened in 1977 for Festac. I was also in Nigeria when the usage of the place was abandoned before i left Nigeria. And i left Nigeria for Overseas 37 years ago , but unfortunately The Nigeria National Theatren has not been completely renovated and put to use. In Nigeria no maintenance culture. The money budget for it must have been diverted by individuals assigned to manage the renovation.

@aframaco9491

5 ай бұрын

Maybe you need to come back home!😂😂😂 Nigerians, most of whom are educated and with a high sense of awareness, can't continue to desert the country in droves and still expect it to look like paradise! I believe collective responsibility is the key to our development! 👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!!

@nilsonmene7820

5 ай бұрын

@@aframaco9491 Haha. Well said but i will think about it. But you know the Naira depreciate everyday.

@aframaco9491

5 ай бұрын

@@nilsonmene7820 True! But even you must know that is only transient! I believe an influx of returnees back into the country can help steady that, if not remedy it! Anyway let's wait and see 👀 👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!