There have been four major floods in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, over the past 14 years. The floodwaters swamp the open-air markets of Oshodi, one of the city's largest informal trading centres, ...

The federal government has unveiled fresh plans to transform some of Nigeria’s most notorious informal settlements, including ...

The federal government has unveiled fresh plans to transform some of Nigeria’s most notorious informal settlements, including ...

According to the activist, many displaced residents are now forced to sleep on their boats on the lagoon, exposing them to hunger, disease, and harsh weather conditions. An activist, Francis Nwapa, ...

A Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, has ordered the release of musical instruments and other items seized by the Lagos Police Command during the January 28, 2026, anti-demolition protest ...

The Lagos State Government has assured Makoko residents that they would not be evicted in the bid to regenerate the sprawling waterfront community which covers Mainland and Somolu local government ...

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

Most evenings, Abigail Hounkpe can be found paddling her wooden canoe on the murky waters in Makoko, a waterfront community on the Lagos lagoon in Nigeria's southwest. She stops in front of a church ...

LAGOS, Nigeria - The Makoko slum floats on the murky lagoon that separates mainland Nigeria from the island that gave birth to its largest city, a permanent haze of smoke rising from homes built on ...