Independence House is a 25-storey office building, this long time edifice is located west of

Tafawa Balewa Square The Tafawa Balewa Square, (TBS) is a ceremonial ground (originally called "Race Course") in Lagos Island, Lagos. History Lagos Race Course now TBS, was a sports field that hosted horse racing, but included a section for football and ground t ...

, Onikan Lagos. The project was commissioned by the British government as a testimonial to and as a good will support to Nigeria's independence in 1960. The building is built of reinforced concrete, the building has housed major corporations and also the Defense headquarters under the Babangida administration and was which was commonly referred to as Defense House. In 1993, portions of it caught fire and since the incident, the building has not been managed properly.

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Skyscraper office buildings in Lagos Office buildings completed in 1961 20th-century architecture in Nigeria {{Nigeria-struct-stub