Five Tallest Buildings In Nigeria As At 2021

Nigeria, aside from being the most populous black nation in the world is also home to some jaw-dropping edifice and structures.

Having been swept by the wind of development in the past five decades after independence, Mr. Odewale Adesoye will be walking you through some of these structures.

Listed below are the top 5 tallest buildings in Nigeria and their respective locations across the country as sourced for by Mr. Odewale Adesoye.

1. NECOM House

NECOM House is the tallest building in Nigeria. The 525 ft (160 m) building is located in Marina, Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria. 

The building was formerly named NITEL Tower and before that, the NET Building.

It is worth noting that the NECOM House is the tallest building in Lagos. 

The 32-floor building was completed in 1979. Designed and constructed by Nickson Borys & Partners.

The NECOM House remains the Tallest building in Nigeria and in West Africa from 1979 till date.

2. Champagne Pearl Tower

The Champagne Pearl Tower is the Second-tallest building in Nigeria at an astonishing height of 134 m (440 ft) located in Eco Atlantic City, Lagos Nigeria. 

The 30-floor Champagne Pearl Tower is also the second tallest building in West Africa, this massive edifice was completed in 2017.

3. Union Bank Building, Lagos

Union Bank Building is the third-tallest building in Nigeria at a height of 124 m (407 ft) located at 36 Marina, Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria. 

The 28-floor building serves as the headquarters of the Union Bank of Nigeria

4. World Trade Centre (Tower II)

WTC Tower (2) is located at Plot 1113, Constitution Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja, FCT.

The WTC Tower II is the tallest building in Abuja, and the 4th tallest building in Nigeria, standing at 120 m (394 ft). The 25 floor World Trade Centre Abuja was opened in 2016.

Please Note:

The World Trade Centre is a complex of eight buildings under construction in the Central Business District of Abuja, FCT. 

There are seven skyscrapers proposed for this site, two of which have already been completed with the six (6) others still under construction some, at various stages of completion. 

A whooping ₦152 billion ($1billion) was budgeted for these trade complexes.

5. Eko Tower (II)

Fifth on this list is the magnificent Eko Tower (II) also known as the Eko pearl tower.

Eko Tower (II) is located at 1415 Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island – Lagos standing at a height of 118 m (387 ft) making it the 5th tallest buildings in Nigeria. 

The 27-floor building was designed for various functions such as residence, medical centre, conferences, etc.