Lagos is Nigeria's economic powerhouse, but it has some of the worst slums in the country. Lagos slums are characterized by high levels of poverty—the state of not having enough resources to ...

Bulldozers tore through homes in Lagos's working-class Otumara neighbourhood Friday, leaving hundreds of families homeless as Nigerian authorities demolish slums over land disputes and campaigns to ...

At least 9,000 people have been forcefully evicted from a riverside community in Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos. Like ...

Africa's biggest city has been named the second-worst place to live in the world, coming just behind the capital of Syria, ...

FACED with an increasing population of over 25 million people crowding within the smallest land mass in Nigeria, prioritising ...

Lagos is also the capital of Afrobeats, the music genre that has taken the world by storm and got people dancing across the globe, from Johannesburg to London, New York and Australia. As the singer ...

The organisations behind the statement include Justice & Empowerment Initiatives (JEI), Nigerian Slum/Informal Settlement Federation, Centre for Children's Health, Education, Orientation, and ...

Lagos' floating theatre Residents of Lagos' Makoko slum watch famous actresses perform alongside novices picked from the neighbourhood in this play about gender equality. The set features a ...

Born Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, Patoranking rose from the slums of Ebute Metta, Lagos, to become one of Nigeria’s most versatile and successful musicians. Blending reggae, dancehall and Afrobeats ...

LAGOS, Nigeria—A century old riverside community of more than 9,000 people located in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, was demolished on Friday and residents were forcefully evicted. Dozens of ...

Bulldozers tore through homes in Lagos's working-class Otumara neighbourhood Friday, leaving hundreds of families homeless as Nigerian authorities demolish slums over land disputes and campaigns ...