Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
However, the concentration of high-rise buildings and ongoing mega-projects is significantly localized around Lagos, Abuja and Eko Atlantic; these key marginal cities have experienced rapid growth recently. At 520 ft (160 m), The Nigerian External Communications building is the tallest building in Nigeria, with a total of 32 floors.
The World Trade Centre Tower 1, also called Tower 1, is a 24-floor apartment building, standing at 110 m (361 ft). The tower contains 120 apartments, which range in size from 1 to 6 bedrooms, with Duplex options and two exquisite Penthouses and Pool Villas. Tower 1 topped out in 2015, becoming the tallest residential building in Nigeria. [1]
Nigerian building and structure stubs (1 C, 163 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Nigeria" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Buildings and structures in Aba, Nigeria (4 P) Buildings and structures in Abeokuta (1 C, 6 P) Buildings and structures in Abuja (3 C, 12 P) I.
Get breaking news and the latest headlines on business, entertainment, politics, world news, tech, sports, videos and much more from AOL
The Hausa people predominantly dwell in the humid Sahel and Savannah zones of Central West Africa up to the southern boundary of the Sahara. [citation needed] Pre-colonial Hausa architecture found in Hausaland was influenced by cultural and environmental elements as dwellings were constructed from earthy and vegetation materials found in the surroundings, the materials are then used to build ...
The initial name given to the 26-storey building was 'Ile Awon Agbe', translating from Yoruba to 'House of Farmers' in English. [8] [9]The name was later changed to Cocoa House because it was built with proceeds from cocoa exportation and also because there was a cocoa tree planted in front of the building just beside a water fountain. [10]
[1] [2] The Washington Post reported that a majority of Lagos residents live in face-me-I-face-you buildings. [3] Tenement buildings (also called face-me-I-face-you) have lasted for a very long time, arguably since the days when Africans moved away from building huts. The buildings were initially to occupy large families with many wives and ...