Sun International is the owner of the Federal Palace Hotel. Sun International was founded in 1969 when South African Breweries and Sol Kerzner joined forces to form the Southern Sun Hotel Company. The company is well recognized for its Sun City Resort in the Northwest Province, Rustenburg.
Nigeria signed its independence declaration in the main boardroom of the newly built Federal Palace Hotel, following its separation from Britain in 1960. One of the primary highlights of the hotel’s casino is currently this boardroom. The hotel’s Independence Hall, which also held the 1977 Festival of Africa and the summit of the African Union’s (formerly Organization of African Unity) heads of state, served as the venue for Nigeria’s official Independence celebration.
Nigeria’s official independence celebration was held in the hotel’s Independence Hall, which also played home to the Festival of Africa and the summit of the African Union’s (formerly Organization of Africa Unity) heads of state in 1977.