More than 1,000 Makoko residents and displaced families marched to the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest ongoing ...

LAGOS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse residents protesting in Lagos on Wednesday over ...

Nigerian police ‍fired tear gas to ​disperse residents protesting in Lagos on January 28 over demolition work in ⁠one of Africa's largest floating slums, the Makoko slum, that has displaced thousands ...

Millions of people in Lagos live in slums. Slums typically have poor housing infrastructure and sanitation, and limited access to education, health facilities and clean drinking water. These ...

Amphibious excavators escorted by armed policemen have roared through Makoko, Africa's largest and most legendary floating ...

But conditions here are dire, as the slum remains excluded from urban planning. There is no sewage system, no waste ...

Clearing illegal settlements in Lagos has been part of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s grand plan to improve Africa’s ...

Shettima says Tinubu has the capacity to bring his wealth of experience to bear if elected as Nigeria’s president. Kashim Shettima, the Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thousands of people were fleeing a Nigeria slum as security forces ...

The coalition of civil society groups described the demolitions as part of a systemic attack on the urban poor, carried out ...

Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Co. Ltd (SEEPCO) in partnership with Chess in Slum Africa, has organised a ‘Chess Beyond Borders’ event for the children from slums, at Bon Voyage Hotel, ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rights groups say thousands of people are fleeing a Nigeria slum as security forces use gunfire and tear gas to make way for demolitions in defiance of a recent court order.