The story
Training, technology, and support spaces in Lagos
The International Centre for Leadership Development Nigeria is planning Impactivate Hub on a compact site in Gbagada, Lagos. The program treats opportunity as an ecosystem: a ground-floor multipurpose hall for 100 to 150 people supports training, events, and exhibitions, while upper-level labs, coworking, startup offices, counseling rooms, a library, podcast studio, meeting space, and café support deeper work. Flexible partitions allow the building to shift between seminars, mentoring, public programs, and smaller teams. Daylight, ventilation, accessible routes, and a planted outdoor area temper the density of the two-level program and create places to pause.
The organization owns the land and anticipates phased construction as funds become available. The June 2026 drawings and visualizations present an advanced proposal. Shared labs, mentors, tools, and gathering spaces would allow participants to develop ideas and work together within the same building.
