Weeks after demolition, Makoko homeless families struggle to survive, sleeping in boats and facing hunger. A firsthand look at their nightly plight.

For more than a century, Makoko—often described as the largest floating slum in Nigeria, home to an estimated 200,000 people ...

When American missionary and science teacher, Jack Kyle, arrived in the mega slum of Makoko, Lagos in August 2023, I doubt if he ever thought that one day, his love for slum dwellers and the ...

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

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 ...

The Lagos State Assembly has met with residents of the Makoko community affected by the recent demolitions and is asking the ...

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

Nigerian police used tear gas to break up protests in Lagos, as residents opposed demolition efforts in the Makoko slum, displacing thousands. Demonstrators demanded intervention from the state ...

Nigerian police ‍fired tear gas to disperse residents protesting in Lagos on January 28 over demolition work in ⁠one of Africa's largest floating slums, the Makoko slum, that has displaced thousands ...

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

LAGOS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse residents protesting in Lagos on Wednesday over ...