Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa's largest city and ...

The Lagos State government’s demolition of Makoko’s waterfront has displaced thousands, with reports linking the operation ...

From Lagos to Niger, Adamawa to Kaduna states, residents across Nigerian communities continue to bear the brunt of heavy rains, rising water level and climate change, writes GBENGA OLONINIRAN As of ...

Adedeji said for the operation on Friday, some people deliberately blocked the waterways by building fences, shanties and houses on the way. The operation was carried out on Friday by the Lagos State ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, revealed that flooding incidents across the state have displaced over 3,000 residents. He added that more than 6,000 other residents have been ...

NAN reports that areas like Gowon Estate, Water Street in the Paco area, Ipaja and some other communities around Alimosho are not left out in the flood. They called on the Lagos State Government (LASG ...

Mansur Atiba, 45, believed he was safe. His wooden house stood on stilts above the brown waters of the Makoko Lagoon, far ...

The residents made the appeal on Tuesday in Lagos, following a downpour in the area that resulted in flooding, making ...

Every October 6 has been dubbed as World Habitat by the UN General Assembly since 1985. The theme for this year’s celebration, ‘Urban Crisis Response: Flooding in Focus,’ has resonated with Lagos ...

Makoko, one of Lagos' oldest waterfront settlements, is once again at the centre of a contentious urban renewal drive that has seen homes demolished and families displaced. Officially justified as a ...

Neo-Black Movement of Africa in Lagos has expressed concern about flooding in Lekki and called for a more proactive approach to address the challenge. The group pledged to work with the government and ...