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

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 ...

PREMIUM TIMES saw the clinical report and MRI scan issued shortly after the activist's rough-handling and detention by the police.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Lagos government and Makoko demolition victims agree to a self-enumeration process for affected buildings, forming a 10-man committee to report back.

Global human rights body, the Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to urgently investigate the Lagos State Police Command and its Commissioner, Jimoh Moshood, over a ruthless ...