Last week, police in Nigeria’s largest city fired tear gas on people protesting the ongoing demolition of Makoko, an enormous informal settlement that stretches out into the Lagos Lagoon. With an ...

Thousands displaced from Makoko, Nigeria's largest floating slum following demolitions by authorities. And Sierra Leone sets remembrance day for civil war victims.

Victor Ahansu apenas despertaba junto a su esposa y sus gemelos de cinco meses de edad cuando el estridente sonido de las ...

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to invest about $10 million in regenerating Makoko, the sprawling waterfront community. This is even as residents and civil society groups protest the ...

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

Makoko, one of Lagos' oldest waterfront settlements, is once again at the centre of a contentious urban renewal drive that has seen homes demolished and families displaced. Officially justified as a ...

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

Sola Onamodu, a Lagos thought leader, has reacted to the Makoko demolition while victims share their painful experiences and ...

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 ...

Environmental activist and architect, Nnimmo Bassey, has kicked against the demolitions in the Makoko area of Lagos State.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana (SAN), has faulted the ongoing  Makoko demolition in Lagos State, saying that state ...

Popular United States-based streamer Kai Cenat has continued his show of support for the Makoko community in Lagos, as he paid a visit to the Makoko Children School Orphanage Home during his ongoing ...