One of the early examples of Nigerian colonial public buildings is the Lagos Old Secretariat Building. It served as the seat of administration of the Lagos colony and, subsequently, the capital of the Southern Protectorate of Nigeria created in 1906. The building is of a U-shaped layout and symmetrical in form. The architectural features include the two twin towers at the entrance of the building, the Doric columns, and open verandas synonymous with the British colonial architecture style in the country. The building was declared a national monument by the National Commission of Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in1982, and still serves as a public building for the country’s  Ministry of Justice.