Text Donated by the British crown to the people of Nigeria in honor of its independence in 1960 The Independence House was meant to be a legacy for a new era of selfgovernance and modernization of the country the construction of the twentyfivestory buildi

Donated by the British crown to the people of Nigeria in honor of its independence in 1960, ‘The Independence House’ was meant to be a legacy for a new era of self-governance and modernization of the country: the construction of the twenty-five-story building with an estimated height of 103 meters was completed in 1961. At the time, it was not only the first high-rise of Nigeria, but also the tallest building on the African continent. In the years following independence, when Lagos Island served both as the State and Federal capital, it became the first Federal Secretariat housing several ministries.