Nightfall in Makoko is no longer a time for rest; it is a painful reminder of all that has been lost. As darkness settles ...

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

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

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

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

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 recent demolition in Makoko, a shanty settlement on the margin of Lagos coastal city, is reminiscent of the state’s latent yet potent ...

In this special report, Associate Editor ADEKUNLE YUSUF interrogates that claim, the regeneration promises behind it, and the process that followed By any measure, Makoko is one of Lagos’ most complex ...

The waterfront settlement of Makoko was filled with emotion on Monday as residents and schoolchildren appealed for government ...

Stakeholders from Makoko, Sogunro and Oko Agbon communities in Lagos State have agreed with the state government to constitute a 10-man committee to conduct a self-enumeration of buildings affected by ...

After displacing over 10,000 residents from Nigeria's largest informal settlement on the Lagos waterfront, eyed by investors as prime real estate in Africa's second largest city by economy, the ...