Civic Tower (Lagos)

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Civic Tower
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Civic Tower
Civic Tower (Lagos)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location Victoria Island
AddressOzumba Mbadiwe Avenue
Town or city Lagos
Country Nigeria
Coordinates 6°26′24″N3°25′46″E / 6.4399418°N 3.4294983°E / 6.4399418; 3.4294983
Completed2015
Opened2015
Technical details
Floor count17 [a]
Design and construction
Architecture firmInterstate Architects [7]
References
[1] [2]
View of Civic Towers and surrounding areas. A lagoon view of civic towers 03.jpg
View of Civic Towers and surrounding areas.

The Civic Tower, also called Civic Center Towers, Civic Towers, is a 17 floor [a] office building in Lagos. It is located a short distance [8] from the Civic Centre on Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos. [9] Designed by Interstate Architects, [7] it was officially opened in 2015 and is owned by a business tycoon, Jim Ovia. [10]

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On 20 July 2018, the Civic Towers and Civic Centre buildings were lit up in red to mark the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics alongside 225 iconic landmarks across the world. [11] [12]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Sources disagree on the building's floor count. The Skyscraper Center and SkyscraperPage stated that Civic Tower has 17 floors, [1] [2] The Guardian Nigeria and BusinessDay said that it has 16 floors, [3] [4] while Nairametrics and Encomium Magazine said that the tower has 15 floors. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Civic Centre Tower". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat . Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  2. 1 2 "Civic Tower". SkyscraperPage . Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  3. "Tenants jostle for office space in Lagos Civic Centre Tower". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  4. Ajumobi, Kemi (2021-11-26). "Busola Tejumola, the content strategist par excellence". Businessday 223 NG. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  5. Okwumbu-Imafidon, Ruth (2020-07-25). "Jim Ovia: From a clerk to founder of Nigeria's most profitable bank". Nairametrics. Archived from the original on 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  6. "Billionaire mogul, Jim Ovia is expanding his business empire. His 15- storey office complex is almost ready. Valued at about N4bn, the gargantuan building being constructed by G Cappa is called The Civic Centre Towers. It's on Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos. | Encomium Magazine" . Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  7. 1 2 Estate Intel (2022-03-07). "Top 10 Architects in Nigeria (Highest Number of Projects on ei Edition)". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  8. "Video: Why We Chose Civic Centre Towers for The Competition 2014". Chronos Studeos. 2014-04-01. Archived from the original on 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  9. "Civic Tower - Real Estate Market Research and Data Nigeria and Africa - ei - Estate Intel". estateintel.com. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  10. "Jim Ovia opens Civic Centre Tower". The Nation Newspaper. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  11. BellaNaija.com (2018-07-24). "Alongside 225 Iconic Landmarks across the World, The Civic Towers & Civic Centre lit in red in celebration of the Special Olympics 50th Anniversary". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  12. "More Iconic Landmarks "Light Up Red" for Inclusion". SpecialOlympics.org. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2022-02-06.