Makoko community should stop all building on the demolished properties;  Makoko community should set up a 10-man committee ...

Thousands displaced from December to February as Lagos authorities destroy homes in Africa’s largest floating village.

Makoko has always defied simple description. To some, it is an eyesore — a floating slum clinging precariously to the Lagos Lagoon. To others, it is a living archive of resilience, an economic ...

A family including baby twins has been forced to live in a wooden canoe after their home in a historic Lagos neighborhood was ...

Speaking further, the school owner who provides tuition-free education for children in the community, explained: “About five ...

The Lagos State Government has again defended the demolition exercise in Makoko area of the State, saying the action was part ...

The Lagos state house of assembly has called for the suspension of demolition activities in Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Shogunro waterfront communities following protests by displaced residents and growing ...

By Kazeem UgbodagaThe Lagos State Government has committed $2 million towards the redevelopment of Makoko, the waterfront fishing community that has been at the centre of intense public debate ...

Residents of Makoko, a century-old waterfront community in Lagos, Nigeria, are protesting a months-long demolition they fear will displace thousands of families and clear the way for developers.

Lagos Assembly orders stop to Makoko demolitions as state government pledges compensation and sustainable redevelopment ...

Last week, police in Nigeria’s largest city fired tear gas on people protesting the ongoing demolition of Makoko, an enormous ...