EKO HOTELS AT 50: THE NIGHT AFRICAN HOSPITALITY STOPPED ASKING FOR A SEAT AT THE GLOBAL TABLE

The Legacy Gala & Awards night: Fifty Years of Building More Than a Hotel. Fifty Years of Building a Nation’s Hospitality Identity.

In LAGOS, NIGERIA, 2nd of OCTOBER 2026 was written in the sands of time, because some hotels are built to accommodate history. Others are built to make it.
For fifty years, Eko Hotels & Suites has done both.

Beneath the lights of an extraordinary golden jubilee celebration, one of Africa’s most recognisable hospitality institutions made a statement that extended far beyond the walls of the magnificent Eko Convention Centre.

Africa does not lack the capacity to deliver world-class excellence. What it needs are more institutions courageous enough ...