Ruby Gold Multipurpose Mall, an oasis of hospitality, entertainment berths in Ibadan

The ancient and historical city of Ibadan is noted for taking a leading position in many aspects. Apart from being the capital of  the old Western Region Ibadan was also recognised as  the hub of entertainment and the night  life was excellent as most of the first set of indigenous cinemas and entertainment centres were functioning effectively and attracting visitors from all over the world to the ancient town.

Until the early 90s, the Dugbe /Queen Cinema axis of the town used  to be the pot of razzmatazz entertainment and fun  with series of activities  which climaxed with the construction of Adamasingba Stadium but later the tempo started fizzling away with the migration of major actors from Ibadan to Lagos, Abuja and other parts of the country.

Though Koko Doome still functions in the entertainment section, the need to have a multipurpose complex which would serve as a hub for tourism, hospitality and entertainment in Ibadan at the Central Business District of Ibadan gave birth to RubyGold Multipurpose Mall.

The complex which is designed to be a business hub with over a hundred offices also houses recreational facilities, including Ruby Gold Hotel and Suite with 22 exotic rooms and suite, a functioning restaurant  where local and continental foods are  sold  at affordable rates and a lounge bar with night clubs and a mini conference and seminar hall.

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Apart from the hotel and restaurant, the complex also has a 500 -seat capacity cinema, furniture and electronic showroom, suspended swimming pool, kiddies park, game centre and facilities that can afford people all round recreational experience.

In a chat with members of the media  in Oyo State during a facility tour of Ruby Gold Multipurpose Complex, the proprietor, Otunba Reuben Famuyibo, said the idea is to return Dugbe to its natural form in a modern way.

“Dugbe and its environs used to be a hub of entertainment then but now it is clumsy with so business activities with less concentration on recreational centre, so we decided to come up with an all encompassing hub for entertainment, hospitality, and tourism. Also we have shops where people can buy various things.”

He adder that “Our primary target are members of the public, specifically workers and people working around here, we have close to 5000 people working with various organizations here. We want to make them more comfortable by creating a spot where they can relax, spend their nights in a serene environment without stress of driving through serious traffic after a heavy mental tussle at work. After work, they can come here, sleep and enjoy their nights and weekend with their families and loved ones. This is a home away from home because we offer excellent services and our environment is secure.”

Part of our room package includes free breakfast, WiFi and newspapers. We also have a shuttle bus that takes guests round the city to make movement easier.’

Otunba Famuyibo also disclosed that  “some aspects of the project are yet be completed, but we have started skeletal operations at the hotel, bar and lounge, furniture and electronic shops and most of the offices are functioning.  We have materials for everything available and I am sure the project will be ready in few weeks time”.