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 ...

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, ...

Lagos is Nigeria’s most populous city with a growth rate of about 11 per cent yearly, three times that of the country. The state occupies about 3,577km2 with about 787km2 or 22 per cent covered by the ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are public offices that come with prestige, and there are others that come with permanent controversy. The Lagos State ...

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 ...

Makoko is a vast floating community built on stilts above the water in Lagos, Nigeria. Often called the “Venice of Africa,” ...

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