Two civil society organisations have warned that Lagos risks a humanitarian crisis after state authorities launched a fresh ...

MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard ...

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 ...

The community based off the coast of Lagos appears in the rapper's music video for "Wish U Well" Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023. Her work ...

In demonstration of its corporate philosophy of sharing happiness, Nigeria’s number one malt brand - Maltina, brought a new wave of excitement for the Makoko community as they gifted an indigene ...

A new football pitch has been opened in the Makoko area of Lagos, Nigeria, as part of ESPN's Built to Play initiative, and serves a community of nearly 100,000 people where there is no other pitch.

The Home of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, an ecological think-tank, has urged the Nigerian government to adopt and replicate the Makoko Floating School Model across all coastal communities as a ...

Scores of residents of Makoko, the biggest floating slum in Lagos, on Wednesday protested the proposed development of the community by the Lagos State government. The residents who gathered at the ...

MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard ...