Demolition: Lagos’ Brutal Blow To The Poor
By Marcel Mbamalu In the shadows of Lagos’ gleaming skyscrapers, a different story unfolds. In Makoko, a historic waterfront community, thousands are left homeless, their homes reduced to rubble, and…
Makoko demolition: ‘Children sleep outside in the rain bit by mosquitoes’ [VIDEO]
Amid the demolition of homes and properties in the Makoko waterfront community and its environs, citizens have called on the Lagos state government to help them after being rendered helpless…
‘Our children may not come back to class again’ Schools decries Makoko demolitions
The recent demolition exercises in some parts of Lagos State, especially Makoko, have not only led to thousands of people being rendered homeless, but many students having no where to…
Makoko hopeful as Lagos, residents sign agreement
Relative peace has returned to Makoko after weeks of protests by aggrieved residents following the demolition of the waterfront settlement by the Lagos State government. The area was, before now,…
Making Makoko A Water City Haven For Rich, Poor
By Kehinde Olatunji The recent demolition in Makoko, a shanty settlement on the margin of Lagos coastal city, is reminiscent of the state’s latent yet potent power over its residents.…
Demolition: Assembly members visit Makoko amid residents’ outcry
The waterfront settlement of Makoko was filled with emotion on Monday as residents and schoolchildren appealed for government intervention during an on-the-spot assessment by members of the Lagos State House…
Why Makoko could become Lagos’ boldest urban experiment
By Owede Agbajileke At a glance, the sight of bulldozers rolling into Makoko provokes an instinctive reaction. Images of wooden homes collapsing into the lagoon are distressing, not merely because…
Why fire prevention is cheaper than rebuilding: The economics behind Makoko’s safety reset
By Sola Onamodu When Lagos State authorities paused demolition activities in Makoko, the decision was widely interpreted as a response to public pressure. But beneath the optics, officials say the…
Lagos Assembly halts demolition, pledges adequate compensation in Makoko, others
Residents sit outside their demolished stilt houses, after the Lagos metropolitan government begins the demolition of the Makoko riverine settlement on the Lagoon along the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.…
Lagos Assembly bows to civic pressure, suspends demolitions in Makoko
The Lagos State House of Assembly has suspended the planned demolition of houses and structures in Makoko area of the state. Majority Leader of the House, Noheem Adams made this…