Makoko

Coalition Backs Makoko Demolitions to Save Lives Under Powerlines Lagos Lagos officials inspect demolished Makoko waterfront structures over safety concerns

Lagos officials inspect demolished Makoko waterfront structures over safety concerns

Coalition Backs Makoko Demolitions to Save Lives Under Powerlines Lagos

Korede Abdullah February 26, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Coalition for Good Governance urges the Lagos State Government to sustain ongoing demolitions...

Homes on Water, Lives in Limbo: How Lagos’ Push for Development Is Unmooring Makoko’s Poor Children in school uniform standing on makeshift structures in Makoko

Children in school uniform standing on makeshift structures in Makoko

Homes on Water, Lives in Limbo: How Lagos’ Push for Development Is Unmooring Makoko’s Poor

Korede Abdullah February 11, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The first sound was not an announcement or a siren. It was the slow,...

Makoko Exposed: Inside Lagos’ Floating Slum of Despair Children in school uniform standing on makeshift structures in Makoko

Children in school uniform standing on makeshift structures in Makoko

Makoko Exposed: Inside Lagos’ Floating Slum of Despair

Korede Abdullah February 9, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – On a narrow wooden walkway above the murky waters of Makoko, the air is...

Sanwo-Olu Defends Makoko Demolitions as Life-Saving Safety Measure Lagos waterfront shanties demolished near Third Mainland Bridge

Lagos waterfront shanties demolished near Third Mainland Bridge

Sanwo-Olu Defends Makoko Demolitions as Life-Saving Safety Measure

Korede Abdullah January 31, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the demolition of waterfront shanties in Makoko aims...

Lagos Defends Makoko Demolition, Cites Safety, Years of Engagement Lagos officials inspect demolished Makoko waterfront structures over safety concerns

Lagos officials inspect demolished Makoko waterfront structures over safety concerns

Lagos Defends Makoko Demolition, Cites Safety, Years of Engagement

Oluwafunbi Bello January 25, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government insists its demolition of waterfront settlements in Makoko follows more...

Makoko Demolitions Could Spark Humanitarian Crisis, Rights Group Warns Demolished homes in Makoko waterfront community, Lagos

Demolished homes in Makoko waterfront community, Lagos

Makoko Demolitions Could Spark Humanitarian Crisis, Rights Group Warns

Korede Abdullah January 18, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – A peacebuilding and human rights organisation warns that ongoing demolitions in Lagos’ Makoko waterfront...