Porto, Portugal — Abuja, Nigeria

Building Hospitality
That Lasts.

An Africa-focused hospitality development, management and investment group. Established in Nigeria, building selectively across Africa.

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Who We Are

Built from the operating floor up.

Jefferson Hospitality Group is an integrated hospitality company built from real operating experience. Established in Nigeria and operating from Abuja and Porto, Jefferson develops, manages and grows hotels, hospitality businesses and brands.

Our approach connects development, operations, advisory, asset management and investment so that the assets we help create are not only compelling on opening day, but capable of performing for years afterwards.

Abuja and Porto
Delivery and operations from Abuja. Sourcing, design and partnerships from Porto.
Multiple operating brands
Hospitality tested in the market, not only conceived on paper.
One connected platform
Development through operations and asset performance.
Ivy Lush Hotel interior
Ivy Lush Hotel

From vision to long-term value.

We bring together development expertise, operational excellence and deep market insight to deliver hospitality assets and businesses that perform — today and tomorrow.

Develop

Hotel & mixed-use development

Operate

Hotel & hospitality management

Advise

Strategic advisory & consulting

Optimise

Asset management & investment

Launch

Pre-opening & technical services

Create

Brands, concepts & experiences

A connected hospitality ecosystem.

Distinct brands. Shared values. Each brand plays a unique role in our wider vision — creating a complete hospitality ecosystem.

Boutique Hospitality

Ivy Lush

Boutique hotels for the modern traveller.
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Hotel Management · In Development

Atlas

JHG’s emerging hotel, resort and residence management platform.
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Experiential Dining

La Luna

Dining. Culture. Experience.
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Social Hospitality · Redevelopment

Uncle Jaffi (UJ)

Good food. Great people. Always a story. Reopening 2026.
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Lifestyle · Redevelopment

The Playground

Music, events, shared experiences.
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Hospitality Access

VIA

Reservations. Concierge. Membership.
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Design, Manufacturing & FF&E

ADO International

Design, Manufacturing & FF&E.
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Hospitality Products

Stay by ADO

Guestroom essentials for exceptional stays.
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Real places. Real performance.

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Partners

Selected partners.

Our design studios
ADO Atelier
Mayfair Design Studio
Technology & supply partners
SambaPOS
Digital Guest
Visbook
Newhotel Software
Bentley

Perspectives

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Development Sep 2026

Why Hospitality Development Should Start With the Operating Model

Feasibility studies that ignore day-two operations produce assets that are hard to run and harder to sell.
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Operations Sep 2026

From Opening Day to Asset Performance: The Missing Middle

Many hospitality projects have detailed plans for development and opening, but surprisingly little structure for what happens afterwards.
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Hotels Sep 2026

Building Boutique Hotel Brands for African Cities

The opportunity is not simply to build smaller hotels. It is to build more relevant ones.
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