Historical Background

This hall was first built in 1900 as a colonial local government administrative building and through various interventions by the Lagos state government was upgraded into an iconic town hall in the centre of Lagos Island. The facility at one time served as the headquarters of Lagos Island local government and also houses various businesses, offices, a German cultural centre and a town hall. The hall is a historical, political, and cultural landmark for metropolitan Lagos.

The Fund in December 2021 invited a team of experts from the Nigerian Institute of Engineers to evaluate the structural integrity of the devastated facility. The evaluation is expected to commence in February 2022 and concluded in March 2022. The result will determine the extent of rehabilitation that the building will require. The Fund constituted the Lagos

city hall advisory committee comprising 1. Ms Aduke Gomez, 2. Arc Bayo Odunlami, 3. Ms Ayo Joseph, 4. Mrs Yetunde Aina, 5. Mr Lawon Adams and 6. Ms Dan-Princewill drawn as representatives of the old Brazilian quarters in the neighbourhood, scholars, development experts, and youth representatives who are to assist the Fund through a visioning session to interface with stakeholders at the grassroot level to ascertain the desires of the community and ensure that their expectations both socially and economically are captured in the upgraded facility. This is to encourage sustainability of the project. The members of the committee rendered their service pro bono.

Project Brief

The Lagos City Hall, built in 1900 was a colonial-era local government administrative building and through various interventions by the Lagos State Government was upgraded into an iconic town hall in the center of Lagos Island.
RLTF has constituted an advisory committee made-up of representatives of the old Brazilian quarters in the neighbourhood, scholars, development experts and youth representatives that are working together to provide guidance to the Fund towards building one of the best standard city halls in Lagos.

A visioning session workshop was organised by RLTF and the Advisory committee which involved a wide range of Lagos Island community residents who gave relevant ideas on what the restored City Hall should be used for and how it will give a sense of belonging to the wider community. The schematic designs have been completed and approved. The design team are currently preparing the detail designs.

Project Objective

Rebuild Lagos Trust Fund also aims to;