Why Lagos should rethink its waterfront strategy
By GEB The proposal by the Lagos State House of Assembly to relocate residents of Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Sogunro to Agbowa and Epe raises urgent questions that go far beyond…
‘Makoko’s misleading narratives and the imperative of Urban Reform’
By Oluwaseyi Adedotun Misleading narratives might have drowned the good behind the proposed demolition in Makoko, Lagos. First, consider this a topical and running development, especially one ensconced in human…
Demolition: Concerns as Lagos residents reject Assembly’s master plan relocation
Residents of Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Sogunro in the Yaba area of Lagos State have rejected plans to relocate them to the Epe axis of the state following the demolition of…
Lagos Assembly recommends relocating Makoko landlords to Epe
The Lagos State House of Assembly has recommended that residents affected by the demolition of waterfront communities in Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Sogunro be relocated to the Agbowa area of Epe…
Lagos Assembly panel concludes probe into Makoko demolition
Anxiety has gripped residents of Makoko, Sogunro and Oko-Agbon communities in Lagos following the conclusion of the assignment of an ad-hoc committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly investigating…
Demolition: Lagos Assembly caution Makoko and Shogunle leaders, sets up Reconciliation Committee
The Lagos State House of Assembly has reaffirmed its directive halting any construction on the demolished sites in Makoko and Shogunle communities, pending the conclusion of reconciliation efforts expected within…
Demolition: Lagos Assembly bans construction activities in Makoko, other
The Lagos State House of Assembly has imposed a construction ban on Makoko and Shogunle communities pending the conclusion of reconciliation with affected residents within a two-week period. The House…
Makoko: Don’t clear a work of community art under high-tension lines, group urges Lagos
Residents sit outside their demolished stilt houses, after the metropolitan government begins the demolition of the Makoko riverine settlement on the Lagoon in Lagos Residents sit outside their demolished stilt…
Addressing Endemic Urban Displacement Amid Luxury Real Estate Boom
By GEB Nigeria’s urban housing landscape in 2026 presents a striking and unsettling contradiction. On one end of the spectrum, luxury real estate continues to expand, buoyed by diaspora remittances,…
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…