Coalition Backs Makoko Demolitions to Save Lives Under Powerlines Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Coalition for Good Governance urges the Lagos State Government to sustain ongoing demolitions of illegal structures beneath high-tension power lines…
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Makoko
Homes on Water, Lives in Limbo: How Lagos’ Push for Development Is Unmooring Makoko’s Poor
LAGOS, Nigeria – The first sound was not an announcement or a siren. It was the slow, grinding roar of heavy machinery breaking through…
Makoko Exposed: Inside Lagos’ Floating Slum of Despair
LAGOS, Nigeria – On a narrow wooden walkway above the murky waters of Makoko, the air is thick with the smell of decay and…
Sanwo-Olu Defends Makoko Demolitions as Life-Saving Safety Measure
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the demolition of waterfront shanties in Makoko aims to avert a looming humanitarian disaster, not…
Lagos Defends Makoko Demolition, Cites Safety, Years of Engagement
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government insists its demolition of waterfront settlements in Makoko follows more than five years of sustained community engagement,…
Makoko Demolitions Could Spark Humanitarian Crisis, Rights Group Warns
LAGOS, Nigeria – A peacebuilding and human rights organisation warns that ongoing demolitions in Lagos’ Makoko waterfront community risk triggering a humanitarian and social…